Despite the addition of massive distribution centers near Bradley International Airport in recent years, Windsor Locks rejected a developer’s proposal to create a mega-warehouse along Route 20. Scannell Properties had forecast creating 200 temporary construction jobs and 144 full-time warehouse jobs after the building was completed, and estimated Windsor Locks could get as much as $900,000 in new annual tax revenue. Scannell wanted Windsor Locks to rezone more than 70 acres to permit its project. When the planning and zoning commission reviewed the proposal earlier this month, Vice Chairman Alan Gannuscio said the town had seen ” a zone-change-a-palooza” since the Thrall family decided about a decade ago to stop growing tobacco on the property. The commission voted down Scannell’s request 4-1.
CT town nixes massive mega-warehouse plan with residents favoring conservation