Town To Apply For State Grant To Study Possible Development Connected To Train Station

Town officials want to relocated the current station back to downtown area. They also want to renovate the shuttered historic station in downtown as part of economic development in the area.

Windsor Locks officials are applying for a state grant for a study on what kind of development could occur around a relocated train station.

The state has allocated $5 million for communities with major transit stops to see what kinds of mixed use development could be developed around the stations, Patrick McMahon, economic development consultant for the town, said. With Windsor Locks being a stop on the New Haven to Springfield train line and a proposed bus from that station to Bradley International Airport, it could be a good opportunity.

The board of selectmen Tuesday endorsed making the application, which must be submitted to the state by Thursday. A town meeting must also be scheduled by September to approve the application, McMahon said.  Read the rest of the Patch article by clicking here: http://windsorlocks.patch.com/articles/town-to-apply-for-state-grant-to-study-possible-development-connected-to-train-station