Year
2004-2009

Client
Derrylyn Gorski, First Selectwoman

The YUDW worked with the Town of Bethany, Connecticut to study the 126-acre site of a former air field in a central location in the Town, including the re-use of a large Quonset hut formerly used a an airplane hangar and proposed for re-use as a community center.  The site is currently used for a wide variety of community events, as well as both active and passive recreational activities, including an extensive network of hiking and horse trails. The YUDW has developed a comprehensive plan for the future use and development of the site, including preliminary design of the hangar, recognizing both the history of the site and its opportunities as a major public open space in the town.  This plan includes protection of open space, appropriate design and environmental standards for management and development, and the siting and schematic design of a proposed 13 unit affordable elderly housing development on the northern edge of the site.