Downtown Mystic is one of the most vulnerable areas in Groton, as it is low-lying, has a dense population and many "historic homes, businesses, and infrastructure" that were mostly built prior to Federal Emergency Management Agency flood zones and National Flood Insurance Program regulations, according to a grant proposal. The town received a $90,000 grant from.
Open space provides wildlife habitat, environmental services, such as filtration of the drinking water supply, helps buffer against storm damage, and helps
A new housing market study projects that Groton will face "a significant unmet housing demand" over the next decade, with hiring at Electric Boat among the
Groton A 161-acre land parcel off Noank Ledyard Road in Mystic is in line to be the town’s latest open space acquisition.
The town recently received a $352,000 grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program to purchase the vacant parcel, called the Wolfebrook property, which is bordered to the north by the Fields of Fire complex and to the south by Regatta Circle and Chelsea Way. The town and the Groton Open Space Association also are slated to contribute to the purchase price.
The state announcement notes that the property will provide a link between town-owned open space to the north and south and will provide for nearly 200 acres of protected land between Route 1 and I-95.