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Economic‑development commission member urges town action on High Meadows funding
Summary
Petra Gardella, a new member of Hamden’s Economic Development Commission, urged the Planning and Zoning Commission to report any progress on High Meadows and said roughly $1.5 million is needed and that the planning window runs through June; she provided contact information for follow‑up.
Petra Gardella, who said she recently joined the Hamden Economic Development Commission, used the public‑comment period on Jan. 27 to ask whether there has been progress on the High Meadows site and whether the town is pursuing a new funding or development proposal.
Gardella said prior efforts involving a group called Dakota had not succeeded and said she is trying to develop a new plan and seeking partners such as local nonprofits or Quinnipiac University. She said roughly $1,500,000 will be needed for a plan and financing and that the town has until June to produce a plan and funding arrangement. Gardella provided contact information and asked to be contacted by staff or commissioners if there are updates.
Commission staff and legal counsel noted that the public‑comment period is for comments rather than a Q&A exchange, and staff indicated there is currently nothing before the commission specifically related to High Meadows. Gardella’s remarks were recorded as public comment; no formal action on High Meadows occurred at the meeting.
