Rocky Hill Residents Oppose Plans For Hotel, Restaurant

ROCKY HILL, CT — Rocky Hill residents are opposing a proposed $10 million extended-stay hotel and restaurant, claiming it will bring increased crime and disruption to the neighborhood, according to The Hartford Courant. The proposed project would be located at the I-91 North on-ramp on the Silas Deane Highway.

Residents have submitted 105 signed letters in opposition to the project. In particular, they believe an extended-stay hotel would attract more crime, though town officials said this is not the case, according to The Courant.

Developer Ron Lyman, of Sam Center LLC/REL Inc., has requested a special permit and site plan approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission. Lyman has reportedly secured commitments from Woodsprings Suites Hotel and LongHorn Steakhouse to build on the site.

The project would include a 126-room hotel and 5,660-square-foot restaurant on the 13-acre property. Lyman has owned the property for about 20 years and has proposed several unsuccessful developments there.