Nearly 35 years after opening its first Connecticut warehouse club store in Brookfield, Costco wants to build its first New England distribution hub at the other side of the state — creating shorter trip times from its closest distribution center in New Jersey. Last week, Costco representatives held a public meeting for Plainfield residents on plans for a distribution warehouse that could span 1.1 million square feet of space if approved by the town and officials in Canterbury, with the target property crossing the town line. The site eyed by Costco is a nearly 440-acre tract between Norwich Road, Butts Bridge Road and Tarbox Road that is screened today with trees, a short distance from Lowe’s Way where Lowe’s Home Centers has a similar-size warehouse. Lowe’s is the town’ largest taxpayer with a net assessment of just over $56 million in the most recent year on record.Town approval would be required only if a new user wanted to modify the building or property, Buckheit said.
Costco pursues new warehouse in Plainfield over alternative CT sites
