Since Hurricane Matthew decimated the pier in 2016, the rebuilding schedule has been pushed back at least four times. The $18 million-plus project is now expected to be finished by
East Hartford's Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Thursday night to recommend the Town Council acquire two derelict Silver Lane properties by eminent domain.
The parcels, 794-810 Silver Lane and 818-850 Silver Lane, are part of the Silver Lane Plaza, a shopping center with a long history of blight and deteriorating conditions.
Town officials have expressed interest in acquiring Silver Lane Plaza, both through good-faith negotiation and by eminent domain, as a part of efforts to revitalize the Silver Lane corridor.
Jack Lunsford, president of the Lunsford Group, the contract legislative consultant for the Town of Fountain Hills, reported on the 2022 state legislative session to the Town Council on Aug.
Silver Lane Plaza tenants in East Hartford expressed their concerns about the possibility of using eminent domain to acquire the long-blighted shopping center during a Redevelopment Agency public hearing Thursday.
A redevelopment plan for Silver Lane, based on a study done by Goman & York, was approved by the Town Council on Aug. 2. The plan focuses on the plaza because of its deteriorating conditions and negative impact on surrounding businesses.