Avon Land Purchase Hearing For Senior Center/Park Postponed: Update

AVON, CT — The community Thursday was to comment and learn about a plan to purchase a nearly 2-acre parcel of land to faciliate future expansion of a local park and senior center site.

But local officials announced Tuesday they will likely have to wait a few weeks for that to happen.

The Avon Town Council Thursday was to host a special public hearing at 7 p.m. on plans to purchase 645 West Avon Road. It was to take place at Avon Town Hall, 60 W. Main St., Avon, with a virtual option.

Town officials Tuesday, however, said the item would likely be tabled and the matter taken up at the May 4 Avon Town Council meeting.

The property purchase price would be $335,000, with additional costs totalling $40,000, for a total project cost of $375,000, according to town officials.

According to the town, funding would come via a supplemental appropriation from Avon's general fund balance, with the general fund being reimbursed with cash from the 2023-24 capital improvement budget.

Technically, the official use for the new property would be "general municipal use," but the parcel is adjacent to the Avon Senior Center site and the Sycamore Hills Recreation area.

Town officials said owning that location would create and "opportunity for future expansion of the complex."

As part of plans, the town would lease the residential site to the property seller for a year. Once the seller leaves, then the town would demolish the house and restore the property.

If all is approved, the town plans to officially close on the property in June or July of this year.

Avon officials have released several documents to provide further information about the property and the proposed sale and leaseback:

• An Overview of the Terms of Sale
• A Map of the Property
• Public Hearing Notice
• Purchase & Sale Agreement
• Lease Agreement

Those interested in joining the meeting virtually anyway can do so via https://meet.goto.com/577875093. They can also dial by phone: 1-877-309-2073 with an access code: 577875093#. For more information, contact the Avon Town Manager’s Office at 860-409-4300.

For more information on the proposal, click on this link.

For more information on the Avon Senior Center, click on this link.

For more information on the Sycamore Hills Recreation Area, click on this link.