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.
Despite scores of neighbors opposing it, Winstanley Enterprises’ massive distribution center planned for 35 Bacon Road in Enfield received unanimous approval Thursday from the Planning and Zoning Commission, although Chairman Lewis Fiore shared that it was one of the hardest decisions he’s made as an elected official.
“Over my years of service to this town which have been many I have had to make some difficult decisions,” he said at the PZC meeting held in Town Hall. “I can say with confidence this is one of the toughest decisions I have ever had to make.”
The proliferation of distribution centers in north-central Connecticut could continue as the town of Manchester recently received a new proposal for a 42,780-square-foot commercial distribution facility at 700 Parker St.
Jimmy Vindici Jr., an associate for The Silverman Group, the developer that owns the property, said a tenant hasn’t yet been named..
A proposed new commercial distribution center in Manchester is part of a continuing "super hot" industrial market, the town planning director says.