Riverfront Recapture, the nonprofit organization that manages riverside parks in Hartford and East Hartford, has purchased 60 acres of riverfront land on the Hartford-Windsor town line and plans to build a new community park there.
In a statement, Riverfront Recapture officials said the property will be redeveloped for recreation, with new trails, open green spaces, piers and docks.
“This land purchase gives us a rare opportunity to conserve one of the last riverfront parcels in the region and significantly expand public access to the Connecticut River,” said President and CEO Michael Zaleski. “The redevelopment plan represents a transformational investment in the multimodal transportation system along the Connecticut River, will drive economic development and improve the environment and community health in the underserved neighborhoods surrounding the park.”