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Committee recommends abandoning paper road through 140–144 Amity Street; matter goes to full council

Meriden Public Works, Parks & Recreation Committee · July 17, 2025
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Summary

The Meriden Public Works, Parks & Recreation Committee voted at the committee level to recommend abandoning a paper roadway that crosses 140 and 144 Amity Street. Residents raised winter-access and property-value concerns; staff said the property would revert to the landowner and any future development must go before the Planning Commission.

The Meriden Public Works, Parks & Recreation Committee voted at its May 19 meeting to recommend abandoning a paper roadway that runs through 140 and 144 Amity Street, a measure the full City Council will consider at its next meeting. The committee chair said the item had been before staff and the planning commission previously and that the committee vote places the resolution on the council agenda for final action.

Residents who live near the top of Hull Avenue and Button Street urged the committee not to remove the potential access. "I'd love to…

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