Two old buildings will be demolished and three new ones built under plans for a new transfer station, approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission last week.
The proposal will upgrade the 1.5 acre facility on North Division Street, near the Public Works building and the waste water treatment plant — bringing the out of date facility up to current transfer station standards.
The $1.6 million transfer station rehabilitation plans also aim to improve the appearance of the area, which is visible from the site of the city’s future riverwalk on the Naugatuck River.
Wallingford engineering firm United International Corp. drafted the site plan.
Peter Georgetti, a project manager with United International Corp., said if the city decides to move forward with the approved plans, construction could begin as soon as this summer. United International Corp. is also drawing up other draft proposals for the site at the city’s request.
Only one — the proposal approved Feb. 28 — has been presented to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
Details
The plans call for an existing shredder building and incinerator building to be demolished to make way for a new office building, a solid waste processing building and an environmental waste building. The three new buildings are much smaller than the two existing ones, which were built in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The site will also get 11 parking spots and two loading spaces. It currently has no parking spots and only one loading space.
As part of the plans, part of the parcel will be raised, so residents can dump separated trash into containers on ground below. People will get to the elevated land by driving up a ramp. Currently, residents must throw items over the side of containers.
The plans call for landscaping, trees, grass islands and a new sign to make the transfer station look nicer than it does now.
The transfer station will continue to operate during construction.
Georgetti said if the project gets underway sometime this year, it could be finished by the end of next year.
Calls for comment from Mayor James Della Volpe and Board of Aldermen President Stephen Blume were unsuccessful.
