Connecticut Light & Power Tops the List of Suffield Taxpayers

1. Connecticut Light and Power

With assets totaling $9,837,460, Connecticut Light and Power tops the list of Suffield taxpayers. CL&P is a subsidiary of Northeast Utilities, providing electric power service to residential and business customers.

2. Suffield by the River, LLC

Located on Canal Street, Suffield by the River is an assisted and independent living facility operated by Celian Moffi. It features various levels of housing and nursing care for its residents. The property's assessed value for 2010 was $8,172,030.

Suffield Realty Trust

The Suffield Realty Trust is the owner of record for the 372,000 square-foot warehouse facility located at 1120 Harvey Lane, operated by C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. The grocery supply company is the nation's largest, serving over 3,900 supermarkets and other food stores, including Stop & Shop. The Suffield Realty Trust owns property in Suffield assessed at $6,880,160.

4. Praxair, Inc.

Properties at 50 Ucar St with a combined assessed value of $6,737,830 are owned by Praxair. Praxair is one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial chemicals and gases serving a host of industries. They have operations in more than 30 countries.

5. Harold J. Moffie

Moffie is the owner of the Suffield House, a 120 bed, skilled nursing facility located on Canal Street. There are an additional 10 units of assisted living called Eagles' Pointe. The property carries a total assessed value of $5,908,490.

6. NN Acquisition, LLC

The Campus of the Lincoln Culinary Institute located at 1760 Mapleton Ave. carries an assessed value of $5,250,000. Constructed in 1963, the main building of the school has 131,797 square feet of usable space.

7. Briarwood Homes Inc.

Construction contractor Briarwood Homes owns numerous parcels in Suffield. The combined asessed value of the properties is $5,222,400. Established in 1974, Briarwood has built more than 600 homes in Suffield alone and offers a wide range of construction services including planning, development and construction design.

8. Four F Trust

The Four F Trust is an owner of another warehouse on Harvey Lane operated by C & S Wholesale Grocers. The assessed value of the property and improvements total $5,148,010.

9. The Connecticut Water Company

The second utility in the top 10, the Connecticut Water Company owns several parcels of land, some with improvements in Suffield. The water utility has roughly 90,000 customers in the 55 towns in Connecticut where it operates. The total assessed value of its Suffield assets are $4,613,790.

10. Alfred C Fuller II Trustee

The West Suffield Apartments located on Remington Street have an assessed value of $4,127,130. This makes the Alfred C. Fuller II Trustee the 10th-highest taxpayer in Suffield.

The combined assessments of the top ten total $61,897,100. The total Grand List for 2010 was $1,386,705,343. The top ten account for roughly 4.5 percent of the total grand list.