What is Six Lakes?
Six Lakes is a 102.5-acre parcel in Hamden, Connecticut. The property features mature forests, hiking paths, and six beautiful ponds. Home to deer, waterfowl, birds, fish, and turtles, its diverse habitats include a cattail marsh, a red maple swamp, and a 150-year-old oak-pine forest as well as wetlands that connect to the Regional Water Authority’s Lake Whitney water supply. Also known as Olin Powder Farm, the Six Lakes property is owned by the Olin Corporation. Olin and its predecessor, Winchester Arms, used the site for gunpowder storage and munitions testing. A 1986 consent decree from the CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ordered Olin to clean up industrial pollution on the property, a job that was only partially completed. Six Lakes is connected physically, hydrologically, and historically to the adjacent Newhall neighborhood, which underwent its own large-scale environmental cleanup by Olin beginning in the early 2000s, due to the advocacy efforts of community leaders.
Community Visioning Process
This summer, the Six Lakes Park Coalition conducted a two-part community visioning process to learn more about neighbors’ desires for the end use of the Six Lakes property once it has been cleaned up.
Now we are pleased to announce the release of the Six Lakes Park Community Vision Report, a document that summarizes the findings from the visioning process and the hopes of the community. This report will be used to guide our advocacy moving forward.
Download your copy of the Six Lakes Vision Report!
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