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Torrington planning commission approves Railroad Square site plan with conditions
Summary
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved Site Plan 1557 for the Railroad Square project at 136 Water Street, endorsing platform and promenade work and imposing conditions on landscaping, lighting and permitting prior to construction.
The City of Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission on March 19 approved site plan application No. 1557 for the Railroad Square redevelopment, authorizing work that includes a reconstructed railroad platform with a new wood-frame canopy and a 10-foot paved promenade connecting the platform to John Street.
The commission’s approval followed a presentation from Paul Cousins, deputy public works director and city engineer, who described the work as two coordinated contracts: a city-funded promenade and roadway improvements and a separately contracted canopy and platform on railroad property. "We had 5 bids. We had a very favorable low bidder, local contractor Yield Industries,"…
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