Search Weight Loss Topics:




Aug 17

Edge Fitness Proposed Along Glastonbury’s Main Street – Hartford Courant

Fitness Comments Off on Edge Fitness Proposed Along Glastonbury’s Main Street – Hartford Courant

Edge Fitness is looking to open its 14th club in the state on Main Street.

The proposed location, behind the Chili's restaurant at 2855 Main St., would be the site of the second club east of the Connecticut River, joining one in Manchester. The development, proposed by 26 Cedar Street Associates, would be located nearly 400 feet west of Main Street and accessed through the restaurant's parking area.

Peter J. Alter, attorney for the developer, said the club has been in the development stage since November 2015.

The project, Alter said, had been discussed at 17 previous meetings before taxpayers were given an opportunity to weigh in at Tuesday's town plan and zoning commission public hearing. Alter noted the size of the project complies with zoning regulations.

The commission did not take any action on the proposal.

The site to the east of The Shops At Somerset Square and north of houses along Pratt Street and Pearl Street next to Maggie McFly's restaurant is one of the last open spaces in the northwest corner of town.

Alter said the facility will be set back from Main Street and heavily landscaped. A traffic expert noted there would be "no discernible change in traffic operation based on this project." The peak hours for the club would be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday mornings. There would be 357 parking spaces. Architects for the project noted planners are "taking great care not to visually impact residences."

"It's the right place in town to have this kind of in-fill, smart-growth development," Alter said. "It has no negative impact on values. The idea of having what has become a site for some people to dump and allow to lay fallow is an enhancement to the neighborhood."

During the hearing, the commission had issues about the size and look of the building.

"It's a great big building and you want to add massive signs to it," commission chairwoman Sharon Purtill said.

Ray Harper, owner of Maggie McFly's, said he was concerned about the fitness center using his parking lot. He rents spaces at Somerset Square for his staff to free up parking for the restaurant.

"I don't want to have to be policing my parking lot because how are you getting 500 people in and out of there through one tiny little entrance ... People are not going to want to fight to get in and out of there. They are going to go right into my parking lot ... There will be no way to stop it," he said.

Scott Regina, owner of Anytime Fitness in the Griswold Shopping Center across the street from the proposed Edge, said he was concerned about traffic impacting his business.

"I'm not scared of the Edge," he said. "I am scared you are going to believe the traffic engineer and his parking study. We have a tremendous [traffic] issue at peak times on that corner [Glastonbury Boulevard and Main Street]. At peak times, we struggle to get out of our lot."

The commission continued the public hearing to Sept. 5.

Read the original here:
Edge Fitness Proposed Along Glastonbury's Main Street - Hartford Courant

Related Posts

    Your Full Name

    Your Email

    Your Phone Number

    Select your age (30+ only)

    Select Your US State

    Program Choice

    Confirm over 30 years old

    Yes

    Confirm that you resident in USA

    Yes

    This is a Serious Inquiry

    Yes

    Message:



    matomo tracker