As Evergreen Walk prepares to welcome two prominent new tenants, South Windsor planners likely will decide next week on a proposal for 165 apartments at the retail hub an idea that got both public support and criticism at a recent hearing.
In Enfield, representatives of Massachusetts-based Winstanley Enterprises met with locals months ahead of submitting plans for an 817,000-square-foot distribution center.
The company said it cut the proposed size of the building planned for 35 Bacon Road by about one-fourth, pledged to donate 22 acres to open space, planned dark sky-compliant lighting and heavily-landscaped buffers.
Amazon’s plan to curb its aggressive logistics network expansion following a $3.8 billion first-quarter net loss has sent tremors of unease through some Connecticut communities where the e-commerce giant was eyeing new distribution facilities a potential source of significant new jobs and tax revenues.
In Plainfield, Town Planner Mary Ann Chinatti read with apprehension news spilling out of Amazon’s April 28 earnings report. A roughly 200,000-square-foot “last-mile” fulfillment center under construction in her town just off Interstate 395 is expected to bring 400 to 600 jobs.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are once again rising in Connecticut, but this time there are no broad control measures designed to slow the spread of the virus.