What: Ryan Companies US proposal for a warehouse and distribution project (Project Husky) in the Business Park district off I-395 and Westcott Rd: site plan 26-13-83 before the Planning and Zoning Commission and wetlands application 26-1636 before the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission. The site plan describes one building of 1.23 million square feet with 58 dock doors on a site of about 340 acres. The wetlands application covers about 556 acres in an assemblage of 25 parcels; the applicant says about 291 to 292 acres would go into conservation, and the captions also give 76 acres of proposed conservation for the site plan (the figures differ and are uncertain).
Where it stands: The wetlands application is a second one; the applicant says the first was denied without prejudice on 2026-07-06. Three limited intervenor petitions (CGS 22a-19) have been granted, limited to erosion and sediment control and stormwater. The Planning and Zoning Commission took no decision on 2026-10-29. The town attorney recommended deferring the ruling on whether the intervenors met their burden until a memo due 2026-11-16, and the applicant extended the statutory decision deadline through 2026-11-16. The wetlands hearing was continued on 2026-11-02 with a correspondence deadline of 2026-11-23.
Next: Planning and Zoning Commission 2026-11-16 (site plan, intervenor ruling, deadline); correspondence deadline 2026-11-23; Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission 2026-12-07, the last chance to ask questions before the hearing closes.
Details
The wetlands hearing opened on 2026-10-05 (about 3 hours 50 minutes of video) and the site plan special meeting ran about 3 hours 41 minutes.
Earlier history (the 2026-07-06 denial and August wetlands meetings) is not yet built.
Applicant presented the building, conservation, wetlands, stormwater, blasting, traffic, noise and fire plans; the commission's peer reviewer and the intervenors' expert were heard; third intervenor petition granted; applicant asked for 30-acre construction phases; decision deadline extended through 2026-11-16 (offered up to 2026-12-25); no decision, carried to 2026-11-16.
Heavy public opposition and moratorium requests; commission stopped taking podium comment on the site plan; intervenor status granted, limited to erosion and stormwater; intervenor expert report accepted; special meeting set for 2026-10-29.
Hearing on 26-1636 opened and continued to 2026-11-02 without a decision. The applicant presented a further 58,000 sq ft building cut, fewer parking and trailer stalls and a 3.59 to 1 wetland mitigation ratio; the Commission's reviewer gave about 30 comments; the town attorney advised on intervenor petitions (no action taken); a long public comment period followed.
A letter read in public comment asked for independent environmental and groundwater review, public stormwater and emergency response plans, and responsible-party documentation. Commenters disagreed about whether town bodies knew in advance that the end tenant was reported to be Amazon (unverified).
Twelve intervenors accepted, a thirteenth later added. Revised building about 1,230,256 square feet; 3.59:1 wetland mitigation ratio. Peer reviewers reported sediment and erosion control phasing as the main open engineering item.
Correspondence due November 23; hearing continued to December 7, the last meeting for questions before it must close.