Health & Fitness
Town Council Votes Yes for a Talcott Mill Renovation
The Town Council voted on a proposed motion for reconstruction of The Talcott Mill Tuesday night.
My fiance and I moved to Talcottville a little over a month ago from downtown Rockville.
After living in a crime-ridden, extravagantly noisy, and horribly unsafe neighborhood, we felt truly blessed to be able to settle ourselves and raise our family in a quiet, safe place where there are more trees than people. For the first time in a very long time, traffic doesn't wake us up at night, birds chirp outside our window, and the landlords actually fix things that break.
So, when I heard about the possibility of a renovation to the Talcott Mill down the street, I jumped at the chance to attend the Town Council meeting on Tuesday night and find out more.
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The proposed motion was the reconstruction of the Mill in an $17 million project to include 96 mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments and provide 20 permanent jobs, which the council unanimously approved. After reading through the paperwork presented to the council and mayor at Tuesday's meeting, some of my initial fears subsided.
Included was a proposed timeline for the project, support and guidelines from the Historical Society, and also a letter of support from the Talcott's themselves. I also noticed that the main entrance would be on Rt. 83, and not Main Street
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As a resident of this historic, quaint part of town, I truly feel that preserving these qualities is important; not only for the families that live here, but to honor the history that is kept so sacredly pristine in this part of town. Some of my fears still include noise, and traffic flow. And, although this building has been vacant and blighted for way too long, I fear that the construction done will not pay tribute to the mill workers or towns people from the hay day of Talcottville.
The desired start date for construction is next summer, but is still yet to be determined at this point. I truly hope that the town council will keep in mind the historic preservation of this beloved part of town, and the residents who love history of their home so much.
