Over 1,000 petitions have been presented to a Danbury City Councilman from residents concerned about a warehouse proposed for the City's westside. Councilman Emile Buzaid says residents of Crown Pointe and Rivington are opposed to plans by Clancy Moving and Storage to locate to the neighboring Summit property. While plans for the 182,000 square foot warehouse, along with office and maintenance space, have been in the works for at least a year, he says many were first hearing about the project when the City Council signed off in September on a tax abatement for the company.
Each phase of the Summit Master Plan goes to the Environmental Impact Commission for approval before site plans can be approved because the property includes 6.7 acres of wetlands. Each phase is reviewed administratively by City staff under PND regulations. The Planning Department must review the site plan by December 1st and the Zoning Commission does not need to be presented with the plan.
Clancy plans to hold a public meeting November 15th at 6pm in the lobby of the Summit.
The Patterson, New York-based company modified their design for a driveway between the proposed warehouse and an administrative building in order to reduce the overall direct wetland disturbance. Owner John Clancy said during a committee meeting on the tax abatement request that the $25 million project would bring more than 130 full-time jobs to the city.
