Proposed: New London - Ocean Beach Condos

[damus]

http://theday.com/re.aspx?re=c587245b-dadd...f7-f49282b5ef75

These condos would cost between $350,000 and $670,000, and there will be 96 units total. I can see a lot of community opposition to this one...

[damus]

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=b10ba7c7-...ff-ebfb14c6c8f1

Looks like the project will be on hold for now to address residents' concerns. I don't see them allowing something like this through... The article gives a good little history about the site. Ironically, the park was created through the acquisition of properties via eminent domain after the Hurricane of '38 destroyed the waterfront area.

[damus]

http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=429fe9ec-...07-5856b5b45408

Troland was a major mover among the visionary officials and civic-minded residents who created the park after the 1938 Hurricane turned the old beach into piles of scrap wood. As New London's law director at the time, he was in charge of acquiring property for the new one, a chore that demonstrated his legal skills and patience for months.

Thomas E. Troland later became a widely-respected chief judge of Superior Court, but he always kept an eye on Ocean Beach. He was not thrilled with some businesses the former Beach Board allowed over the years, and he was particularly annoyed in the 1970s when some large scale development or other was discussed. He wrote: