The Six Lakes Park Coalition is a growing alliance of concerned neighbors and supporting organizations seeking to restore and conserve for public use the 102 acres of forest and wetlands in Southern Hamden commonly known as Olin Powder Farm. SLPC seeks both to ensure thorough remediation of site contaminants and to align the property’s eventual use with the needs and interests of the Newhall neighborhood and the wider Hamden community.

Steering Committee Member Organizations

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    Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce

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    Hamden Land Conservation Trust

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    Save the Sound

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    Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut

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    Newhall Neighborhood

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    Connecticut Land Conservation Council

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    Town of Hamden

Full List of Member Organizations

Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church

Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT)*

Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC)*

Eli’s Garden of Healing

Farmington Canal Commission

Hamden Alliance for Trees

Hamden Chamber of Commerce

Hamden Land Conservation Trust*

Newhall neighborhood representatives*

Save the Sound*

South Central Regional Land Conservation Alliance (SCRLCA)

Spring Glen Church

Town of Hamden

West River Watershed Association

Whitneyville Civic Association

*represented on the Six Lakes Park Coalition steering committee

 

The People Behind Six Lakes

Six Lakes’ leadership comprises both volunteers and professionals, many of them living in neighborhoods near the Six Lakes property. An asterisk indicates members of the steering committee; others are members of the five work groups that do the day-to-day work of the coalition. Many steering committee members serve as representatives of coalition member organizations; their affiliations are listed next to their names. 

Allison Barkley 

Joe Blumberg, Whitney Center*     

Gail Cameron, Hamden Land Conservation Trust  

Nette Compton 

Alison Cunningham 

Kathy Czepiel, Save the Sound*    

Justin Farmer, Newhall neighborhood*     

Brad Gentry 

Carol Gjellstad 

Amanda Kostalis 

Elizabeth Langhorne, Hamden Land Conservation Trust*     

Aaron Lefland, CT Land Conservation Council*      

Peter Linderoth, Save the Sound

Joe McDonagh, Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce*     

Sue McDonald, Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT)*    

Katie Michels 

Margret Otieno 

Cathy Popp, Hamden Land Conservation Trust*      

Julia Soule 

Melinda Tuhus 

What Our Supporters Are Saying About Six Lakes

  • Six Lakes is a lovely asset for Whitney Center. Its natural beauty, privacy, and bird life make living here so pleasant for all of us.
    Joe Blumberg, Whitney Center resident
  • The Six Lakes Park Coalition’s efforts toward the remediation of the Olin Powder Farm site and transitioning it to much-needed parkland addresses environmental concerns while opening the benefits of healthy green space in a historically marginalized neighborhood.
    Kristin Barendregt-Ludwig, Yale Center for Environmental Justice
  • Six Lakes Park is the ideal place for the community to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature, offering a serene environment where one can unwind, explore, and connect with the great outdoors.
    Pastor King, Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Congregation.
  • Residents in Southern Hamden need more open spaces and recreation spaces. Working to make Six Lakes a state park is a priority of my administration. My goals as mayor are to improve residents' lives and create a more affordable future for Hamden. Six Lakes will improve health outcomes for our residents and improve quality of life. This would also be a boom to economic development that would increase our grandlist… It is rare to find large open spaces in urban settings. Exchanging a site that caused environmental harm and a business practice that has added to the number of guns in our country into a park that improves people’s lives would be an amazing accomplishment.
    Former Mayor Lauren Garrett, Town of Hamden