A Washington, Connecticut-based company is seeking permits to construct either a new apartment complex or hotel on roughly 7 acres at the border of Middlebury and Waterbury. In June, a Waterbury wetlands agent approved Credit Resources of Connecticut Inc.’s plan to excavate rock outcrops on the site and install drainage and parking, creating a development pad partially framed by a rock wall. The work would involve blasting and removal of 3,805 cubic yards of material, according to application materials. Now, Credit Resources — whose principals are Philip and Gretchen Farmer, of Washington — is seeking an excavation permit from Waterbury’s Zoning Commission. A public hearing is scheduled during a commission hearing Wednesday evening. About 4 acres of the development site sits in Waterbury. Land records show that portion was acquired in a $1.06 million transaction in 2009. According to a Jan. 16 memo from Waterbury City Planner Robert Nerney, the project depends on the State Department of Transportation moving forward with its plan to realign the Exit 17 interchange from Interstate 84 onto Chase Parkway, which quickly crosses from Waterbury into Middlebury.

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