STONINGTON COMMISSION REJECTS REQUEST BY MYSTIC PROPERTY OWNERS STONINGTON TO BEGIN HEWITT ROAD WORK
Mystic — The Stonington Planning and Zoning Commission this week rejected a request by a group of Broadway Avenue Extension and Edgemont Street property owners who asked the commission to submit an application to rezone their land from manufacturing to commercial use.
The commission said the property owners could submit their own application.
While the commission has submitted proposals to rezone areas of town for expanded commercial use in the recent past, it typically has been done for large areas, such as downtown Pawcatuck or the Mechanic Street mills, and not a handful of properties.
To submit their own application, the property owners would have to pay an application fee and possibly hire an attorney to appear before the commission, although one is not required.
Kris Simonds, James Stanton, Ross Terwilliger and Dennis Terwilliger asked the commission to rezone small parcels at 4 and 12 Broadway Ave. Ext. and 14 Edgemont St. (two parcels), that total 2.1 acres from M1 (manufacturing) to LS-5 (local shopping). Doing so would allow a much expanded list of uses on the properties.
In a letter to the commission, the owners said the rezoning would align their parcels with uses in their neighborhood and in downtown Mystic.
“The LS-5 zone is the most prevalent business zone thru out downtown Mystic. Our lots are undersized and have never been able to meet the M-1 zone requirements,” they wrote.
“We property owners make this request so we may continue to invest and make improvements to our properties as well as
Mystic — The Town of Stonington has announced that it will begin an extensive eight-week project to rebuild Hewitt Road at the end of this month.
Hewitt Road is a busy bypass between Mistuxet Avenue and Route 1. The project will consist of drainage improvements as well as new pavement. The announcement called it a “large project in a very difficult location.”
The town said the complex project will be completed in six phases. These include repairing existing drainage structures and installing new ones, grinding the road surface, shimming the road with an asphalt pavement surface to eliminate low areas and creating an even surface, adjusting sewer manholes, final paving and completing repairs along the edge of the road.
“Each year, we pave streets in poor condition to make them safer, smoother and extend their useful life. Keeping our transportation system in a state of good repair helps lower the cost of future maintenance,” the town stated.
Crews are scheduled to work weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with work extending past 5 p.m. some days to ensure the area remains safe through the night.
During the installation of some of the drainage crossings, portions of the road will be closed and detours will be posted. During grinding and paving, one lane will be closed. Because of this, the town is encouraging drivers to use other roads during construction.