Council Sets Special Meeting for Purchase of Group Home

The Windsor town council recently approved the purchase of and set a special town meeting regarding a state-owned group home in town.

The property, located at 15 Parkwood Drive, after having been labeled a "surplus property" by the state, has been identified as a property of interest by the Windsor Independent Living Association (WILA), which provides assisted-living housing for elderly and disabled residents.

According to town documents, WILA sees the property as a perfect fit for its mission considering renovations the state completed on the home, including the widening of doorways.

WILA needs the towns help to ensure a fair market price.

Town documents say a bill passed in the last legislative session would allow the town to acquire the property at a fair market value. WILA then intends to recompensate the town for the purchase of the home, which is expected to be conveyed for $162,500.

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WILA has already secured funding, including long-term operational costs, for the purchase of the home, which was built in 1962 and has three bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths.

While the town council already held a public hearing and voted to approve the purchase of the property, a special meeting must still be held for residents to approve it.

That special meeting will be held on Mon., Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.

The planning and zoning commission also approved WILA's proposed use of the property.