GRISWOLD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Ned Lamont is sticking to a campaign promise to scrap plans for a contentious, proposed Connecticut State Police firing range in Griswold.
The Democrat announced Tuesday the Department of Administrative Services has terminated a purchase-and-sale agreement for a 113-acre piece of land near Pachaug State Forest, where the range was supposed to be located.
Many residents had expressed concern about the noise from the proposed range, which became a hot issue during the 2018 governor’s race. Lamont had said he supported building a new shooting facility for the state police, but called the Griswold site the “wrong place.”
Lamont says the state will now conduct a “complete analysis of the project” and search for “viable alternative locations.”
The current range in Simsbury is prone to flooding.
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