5 Things To Know In Meriden: Paintball Lease, Airport Farm Deal, Tortilla Factory Plan And More

MERIDEN, CT — Meriden's Planning Commission reviews a lease renewal for Hogan's Alley Paintball and a farm license on Meriden Markham Airport land, and receives a plan to turn a Hanover Street glass manufacturing site into a tortilla factory.

Here are five things to know about life around Meriden this week:

1. Paintball Lease, Airport Farm License Up For Review
When: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Room 30, Public Works Conference Room, City Hall, 142 E. Main St.
What to know: The Planning Commission will review two City Council referrals, according to the agenda: renewal of the lease for Hogan's Alley Paintball on city-owned property at 998 North Colony Road, and a continued license for N. Casertano Greenhouses and Farms Inc. to use part of the city-owned Meriden Markham Airport property on Hanover Street in Wallingford to clear and grade land, build irrigation, and plant and harvest plants for sale.
More information here.

2. Tortilla Factory Proposed On Hanover Street
When: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Room 30, Public Works Conference Room, City Hall, 142 E. Main St.
What to know: The commission will receive an application to change the use at 109 Hanover St. from glass manufacturing to tortilla manufacturing in the TOD-Hanover zone, according to the agenda. It will also receive a site plan change at 1133 East Main St. that adds drainage, a retaining wall, a sidewalk extension and a concrete pad for an electric vehicle charger. Staff reported that a six-unit addition at 61 Colony St. was approved administratively in July.
More information here.

3. Public Works, Parks Committee Meets
When: Thursday, Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m. (hybrid)
Where: Room 206, Council Chambers, City Hall, 142 E. Main St.
What to know: The City Council's Public Works and Parks & Recreation Committee is scheduled to meet, according to the city calendar. As of Thursday, Oct. 8, no agenda had been posted.
More information here.

4. Murdock Avenue Bridge Work Continues
When: Ongoing; the project is expected to take about two years
Where: Murdock Avenue bridge over Interstate 91, Murdock Avenue
What to know: The state Department of Transportation's replacement of the Murdock Avenue bridge over Interstate 91 continues with alternating one-way traffic controlled by a temporary signal, according to the city. The work includes day and night work, deck and abutment demolition and saw cutting, which can be noisy.
More information here.

5. Aviation Commission Meets; Runway 5K Coming
When: Aviation Commission Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6 p.m.; Run the Runway Sunday, Oct. 25
Where: Meriden Markham Airport, 213 Evansville Ave.
What to know: The Aviation Commission meets Tuesday at the airport, according to the city calendar. The airport also hosts the fourth annual Run the Runway 5K and kids fun run on the runway Oct. 25, with proceeds going to Disabled American Veterans Chapter 6, which serves Meriden and Wallingford, according to the city.
More information here.