99-Home Development Pitched On 153-Acres In Monroe: Report

MONROE, CT — A developer Quarry Ridge Associates, LLC is seeking to construct 99 single-family detached dwellings served by a community wastewater treatment system, according to an Oct. 11 Inland Wetlands agenda.

The development is proposed for 139, 141, & 201 Turkey Roost Road & 30 Cobblers Hill Court.

The Monroe Sun reports that the project was approved by the Inland Wetlands. Commission and the application is now headed to the Planning and Zoning Commission. >>>Read more at the Monroe Sun.

According to documents filed with the town, the development includes 153-acres.

"The proposed development is on the site of a former illegal quarry operation," the applicant wrote in documents filed with the town. "In the 1940's, this site started as a small sand and gravel operation. In the 1960's and into the 1980's, the operation expanded into to a large commercial quarry operation. In 2003 the current owner purchased the property and began plans to remediate and develop. The remediation was completed and unfortunately the economic crash of 2008 happened before the new development could be constructed. Since then, a great deal of work has been completed in order to provide the design plans presented with this application. As part of the remediation, blasting for the proposed infrastructure and house foundations was completed, therefore minimal blasting will be required for the currently proposed development."

Also in documents, the applicant writes, "Over the past 20 years the owner has paid in excess of $2,000,000 in property taxes and has been provided no services in return. He has spent thousands more in design costs and legal fees to prepare a design that presents no impact to the wetlands, provides enormous amounts of open space and, if approved, will provide an estimated $1,188,000 -$1,485,000 in annual tax revenue to the town. At this point the owner must somehow recoup at least a portion of this huge investment. What is proposed would be in harmony with the singe family housing character that Monroe offers. The alternatives would require an approval path that limits the input and control the town and its residents would have over the development."

>>>You can read more about the development here.