Hotel Proposal For North Glastonbury Parcel To Have Hearing Tuesday

9:39 a.m. EDT, May 7, 2012

GLASTONBURY

After twice failing to win final approval for his plans for a 13-acre parcel in North Glastonbury, developer John Sakon is submitting yet another proposal, this time for a hotel and retail space.

The newest proposal calls for the construction of a 93,615-square-foot hotel and 27,890 square feet of retail space on the land, located to the east of Main Street and west of Route 2. The plan will be presented Tuesday during a joint public hearing of the town council and town plan and zoning commission. The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in town council chambers of town hall.

More than a year ago, Sakon received approval for a 67,690-square-foot project that would have included retail space, a 2,000-square-foot coffee shop and 5,600-square-foot and 4,135-square-foot "white napkin, upscale" restaurants. The plan never moved forward.

Sakon has been trying to develop the parcel along Main and Griswold streets for years. Plans in the past included a hotel, a lifestyle center with upscale shops and restaurants and a shopping mecca.

Traffic and the size of the development have always been a concern of residents along Griswold Street. Members of the Glastonbury Coalition for Sensible Growth, a grassroots effort by residents, have fought any large-scale projects.

Peter Marteka

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