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Committee backs easement for Myrtle Street improvements and refers $500,000 sale of 125 Columbus Blvd. to council
Summary
The zoning committee supported a permanent easement for Myrtle Street complete‑streets improvements and referred a $500,000 purchase‑and‑sale agreement for 125 Columbus Boulevard (RMS Companies/Heritage Housing) to the full council with neutral recommendations.
The New Britain City Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing on Sept. 22 voted to refer two property actions to the City Council with neutral recommendations: acceptance of a permanent easement for the Myrtle Street Complete Street project (item 36912) and a purchase‑and‑sale agreement for 125 Columbus Boulevard for $500,000 (item 36913).
Jeff Cormier, the city planner, said the city plan commission gave a favorable report on the permanent easement, noting the Complete Streets master plan explicitly identifies Myrtle Street as a featured project and that the easement would allow installation and maintenance of traffic‑signal equipment by accepting a permanent easement from MTP1 Celebration Foods LLC. The committee held a public hearing on the easement and received no public comments before moving the matter to council.
On item 36913, Cormier said the planning commission views the 125 Columbus Boulevard site as suitable for high‑density residential redevelopment and recommended the sale to facilitate downtown housing goals. The purchase‑and‑sale agreement is with RMS Companies and Heritage Housing, Inc. for $500,000; no public speakers commented at the hearing. The committee voted to refer the agreement to council with a neutral recommendation.
Next steps: Both items will proceed to the full City Council for formal action; additional documentation and any required closing conditions for the property sale will be considered at that time.
