Killingly — The developers behind a controversial 1.3-million-square-foot distribution center project off Interstate 395 this week announced Amazon as the prospective facility’s tenant. Amazon Economic Development Director Brad Griggs said the fulfillment center at 228 Westcott Road — better known as “Project Husky” — would operate 24/7, employ roughly 500 people and serve as the company’s “most advanced robotics facility” in Connecticut. The announcement before a packed house at Monday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting followed a “Water Not Warehouses” protest led by more than three dozen residents outside Town Hall. Carrying signs like “Keep Killingly rural,” “Save the Last Green Valley” and “Keep our Quiet Corner quiet,” the group of protesters called on town leaders to protect local aquifers and reject Project Husky and a separate pending proposal for a pair of 178,750-square-foot and 297,500-square-foot warehouses at 90 Putnam Pike.
“I hope they listen to us, and they make the right decision,” protest organizer Jennifer St. Vincent, whose home directly abuts the proposed Putnam Pike construction site, said. “The community is saying no, … but we’re not even sure they’ve been listening to us.”
Killingly residents protest warehouses as Amazon announces plans for new fulfillment center
