A plan to close a portion of Lawler Lane to allow for future development in the new Occum Industrial Center cleared its first hurdle Tuesday with support by the city planning commission. The land on both sides of the road is owned by the Norwich Community Development Corp. and is part of the Occum Industrial Center. The planning commission in January approved a 12-lot commercial subdivision for the industrial park. NCDC has received an $11.3 million state grant to build an industrial park access road from Route 97 adjacent to the Exit 18 ramp to the lots located at the proposed discontinued Lawler Lane area. Industrial development would have no access to the residential portions of Lawler Lane on either side of the land. NCDC President Kevin Brown said construction on the industrial access road is slated to begin next spring. The planning commission cited the Plan of Conservation and Development’s goal of encouraging economic development and its support of the Occum Industrial Center as reasons for supporting the Lawler Lane road closure.
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