The permit application was officially denied and I am honestly speechless that our concerns held so much weight. This result truly belongs to the neighborhood because I never could have moved the needle on this alone. Please keep an eye on the area just in case, but for today, we …
January 13, 2019
Final supporters
The Bristol Myers Squibb property at 5 Research Parkway has been sold to Calare Properties and will be vacated at the end of 2018. Calare has applied for a Special Permit (detailed below) that we as residents assert our opposition to.
Special Permit Inclusions:
- Level the current facility
- Build 2 distribution warehouses totaling 1.1 million square feet, each occupied by a different tenant, neither of which can be determined until the facility is built
- Create parking lots for 970 cars
- Create 143 trailer stalls
- Create 244 loading docks
- Tractor trailer trucks and cars enter onto Research and Carpenter
- Possibly blast to level the land
- Reconstruct Carpenter Lane to accommodate a separate car/tractor trailer entrance and exit, as well as a 45mph speed (as determined by the average speed on Carpenter Lane)
As residents, we have numerous concerns, many of which cannot be addressed due to the uncertainty regarding the future tenants.
- Facility hours: Calare assumes 24/7 operation
- Noise and Light: In recent years many of the trees and vegetation between the property under discussion and the residential area of High Hill Road have been removed by Eversource, removing a layer potential buffer for noise and light to the neighborhoods.
- Will refrigeration trucks be allowed to run all night?
- Will exterior speakers be installed?
- What lighting will installed and what brightness?
- Will lights be on 24/7?
- Will this be visible in area homes?
- Air Quality:
- Will trucks be allowed to idle? If so, for how long?
- Will our air quality be impacted by fumes?
- Demolition and Construction: The engineering firm that Calare has hired estimates that "the majority" of demolition can be completed by machines (but they will not know the exact amount until they start work), with the remaining work done through blasting or chemical injections. Currently they have established a "blast zone" and will be required to conduct pre- and post- blast surveys for homes within the blast zone to assess potential damage to homes and wells.
- What recourse do we have if our homes and wells are impacted?
- If homes outside the designated "blast zone" are impacted, do they have recourse?
- Will a fund be established to address this?
- Traffic:
- What is the expected traffic on roads?
- Do traffic studies indicate the roads can handle the size of the trucks and volume of traffic?
- The school bus company is located on an adjacent road (Northrop Road) and many school buses travel on that portion of Rt 68 and on Carpenter Lane. How will the influx of tractor trailers impact bus schedules and traffic?
- Has a study been done on the safety of families and church goers driving on Carpenter among tractor trailer trucks?
- There are 2 on/off ramps for I-91 expected to be utilized by tractor trailers, all of which are short in length and are operated by traffic lights. What will the impact be to the travel time?
- Environmental Impact:
- The site includes wetlands and the Muddy River which feeds into the public drinking water supply at Mackenzie Reservoir.
- Would tractor-trailers be serviced on-site?
- How will the existing animal population be impacted?
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- The site includes wetlands and the Muddy River which feeds into the public drinking water supply at Mackenzie Reservoir.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 26, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
November 21, 2018
94 Comments
BMS was committed to responsible stewardship of its property. Let's not undo all they achieved with disruption to the property with blasting, draining ponds and filling in wetlands, and paving over green space, not to mention increased traffic, noise and light pollution, and emissions of climate-changing gases.
Strongly opposed! I'm concerned about what materials they would be storing and transporting to that area and the effect that could potentially have on the watershed if there was a spill. Also concerned about the potential 24 / 7 operation noise and many of the points brought up at the planning and zoning meeting.
I am very concerned with the traffic, noise, lights, and water supply including well water if these warehouses are built so close to existing homes. I am concerned that wetlands are being filled in order to build the warehouses.
This neighborhood is filled with families including children and seniors. This would only hurt the air and noise quality , but threaten the water and worsen the traffic making this a safety risk to children. No amount of research and money can guarantee the health and safety of all of these families.
I live on N Farms and can attest that trailer trucks, using this road as passage to Meriden, rarely obey the speed limit. Adding more traffic to these roads is not safe for residents.
The proposed project is a truck terminal, and the Bristol Myers site is not zoned for that. Don't be fooled by those asserting that the project is a warehouse. A warehouse does not need 244 loading bays and 143 trailer stalls! No reasonable person could have imagined that this monstrosity would be built on their doorstep when they purchased their home.
The proposed project will do harm to our properties, and the environment!
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The permit application was officially denied and I am honestly speechless that our concerns held so much weight. This result truly belongs to the neighborhood because I never could have moved the needle on this alone. Please keep an eye on the area just in case, but for today, we …
January 13, 2019
Final supporters
The Bristol Myers Squibb property at 5 Research Parkway has been sold to Calare Properties and will be vacated at the end of 2018. Calare has applied for a Special Permit (detailed below) that we as residents assert our opposition to.
Special Permit Inclusions:
- Level the current facility
- Build 2 distribution warehouses totaling 1.1 million square feet, each occupied by a different tenant, neither of which can be determined until the facility is built
- Create parking lots for 970 cars
- Create 143 trailer stalls
- Create 244 loading docks
- Tractor trailer trucks and cars enter onto Research and Carpenter
- Possibly blast to level the land
- Reconstruct Carpenter Lane to accommodate a separate car/tractor trailer entrance and exit, as well as a 45mph speed (as determined by the average speed on Carpenter Lane)
As residents, we have numerous concerns, many of which cannot be addressed due to the uncertainty regarding the future tenants.
- Facility hours: Calare assumes 24/7 operation
- Noise and Light: In recent years many of the trees and vegetation between the property under discussion and the residential area of High Hill Road have been removed by Eversource, removing a layer potential buffer for noise and light to the neighborhoods.
- Will refrigeration trucks be allowed to run all night?
- Will exterior speakers be installed?
- What lighting will installed and what brightness?
- Will lights be on 24/7?
- Will this be visible in area homes?
- Air Quality:
- Will trucks be allowed to idle? If so, for how long?
- Will our air quality be impacted by fumes?
- Demolition and Construction: The engineering firm that Calare has hired estimates that "the majority" of demolition can be completed by machines (but they will not know the exact amount until they start work), with the remaining work done through blasting or chemical injections. Currently they have established a "blast zone" and will be required to conduct pre- and post- blast surveys for homes within the blast zone to assess potential damage to homes and wells.
- What recourse do we have if our homes and wells are impacted?
- If homes outside the designated "blast zone" are impacted, do they have recourse?
- Will a fund be established to address this?
- Traffic:
- What is the expected traffic on roads?
- Do traffic studies indicate the roads can handle the size of the trucks and volume of traffic?
- The school bus company is located on an adjacent road (Northrop Road) and many school buses travel on that portion of Rt 68 and on Carpenter Lane. How will the influx of tractor trailers impact bus schedules and traffic?
- Has a study been done on the safety of families and church goers driving on Carpenter among tractor trailer trucks?
- There are 2 on/off ramps for I-91 expected to be utilized by tractor trailers, all of which are short in length and are operated by traffic lights. What will the impact be to the travel time?
- Environmental Impact:
- The site includes wetlands and the Muddy River which feeds into the public drinking water supply at Mackenzie Reservoir.
- Would tractor-trailers be serviced on-site?
- How will the existing animal population be impacted?
Please note that once you sign the petition, a screen will appear asking for donations to the ipetition platform. You can close that screen and your signature remains recorded.
- The site includes wetlands and the Muddy River which feeds into the public drinking water supply at Mackenzie Reservoir.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
November 26, 2018
Reached 100 supporters
November 21, 2018
94 Comments
Had turbidity and who knows what when they built Bristol Myers. Water tests are a lot easier if you know "what " you are looking for. The 1500 foot pre testing is a joke , especially since the buildings coming down are only 52 feet from the Muddy River that runs into Spring lake in my neighborhood .
BMS was committed to responsible stewardship of its property. Let's not undo all they achieved with disruption to the property with blasting, draining ponds and filling in wetlands, and paving over green space, not to mention increased traffic, noise and light pollution, and emissions of climate-changing gases.
Strongly opposed! I'm concerned about what materials they would be storing and transporting to that area and the effect that could potentially have on the watershed if there was a spill. Also concerned about the potential 24 / 7 operation noise and many of the points brought up at the planning and zoning meeting.
I am very concerned with the traffic, noise, lights, and water supply including well water if these warehouses are built so close to existing homes. I am concerned that wetlands are being filled in order to build the warehouses.
This neighborhood is filled with families including children and seniors. This would only hurt the air and noise quality , but threaten the water and worsen the traffic making this a safety risk to children. No amount of research and money can guarantee the health and safety of all of these families.
I live on N Farms and can attest that trailer trucks, using this road as passage to Meriden, rarely obey the speed limit. Adding more traffic to these roads is not safe for residents.
The proposed project is a truck terminal, and the Bristol Myers site is not zoned for that. Don't be fooled by those asserting that the project is a warehouse. A warehouse does not need 244 loading bays and 143 trailer stalls! No reasonable person could have imagined that this monstrosity would be built on their doorstep when they purchased their home.
The proposed project will do harm to our properties, and the environment!
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Had turbidity and who knows what when they built Bristol Myers. Water tests are a lot easier if you know "what " you are looking for. The 1500 foot pre testing is a joke , especially since the buildings coming down are only 52 feet from the Muddy River that runs into Spring lake in my neighborhood .