The idea for the project came from longtime Hartford resident and activist Prince, who said she was dissatisfied with the lack of representation of Black excellence throughout the city.
After decades burning much of Connecticut’s garbage, Hartford officials hope to see a roughly 80-acre property around a recently closed trash-to-energy plant in South Meadows used for economic redevelopment.
Fueled by dozens of tenants who showed up at a meeting last month to decry unsafe, unsanitary housing conditions, the Hartford City Council called for action Thursday and they aren’t backing down.
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin is asking the City Council to approve a $480,000 purchase of Sacred Heart Church at 24 Ely St. in Hartford for a broader redevelopment project.
In his letter to Council President Maly D. Rosado, Bronin said he has already signed a letter of intent to buy the parcel from the Archdiocese of Hartford.
Bronin’s letter doesn’t describe a specific plan for the property, but describes the purchase as “a unique opportunity to pursue a creative adaptive reuse that will enhance the overall vision of the community and neighborhood…”
The future for Hartford’s first recreational marijuana shop in the Front Street neighborhood turned more uncertain Monday, as the Capital Region Development Authority asserted it has control over zoning in the area, and not the city.