WEST HARTFORD, CT — A prominent country club’s rebuilding plans following a devastating fire earlier this year were easily approved by West Hartford land-use officials Monday night.
The West Hartford Plan and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a special use permit for the Wampanoag Country Club to build a new, state-of-the-art clubhouse at its 60 Wampanoag Drive site, West Hartford Town Planner Todd Dumais said Tuesday morning.
Back in April, an inferno torched the main clubhouse, destroying it completely.
Despite the devastation, efforts to rebuild the facility started immediately after the fire, which took place the weekend of April 20-21.
The West Hartford Fire Department said the blaze was not intentionally set, but its investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing. No one was injured in the fire.
Plans submitted to the town and approved by the PZC called for a 32,650-foot building with associated landscaping to replace the one that burned down.
The club is also seeking approval for a sturdy, 30-foot-by-75-foot tent to help with club operations while the new building is being constructed.
The project narrative submitted to the town by the club states the new building will include several amenities as well.
According to Wampanoag, amenities will include parking lots, a driving range, a cart “barn,” putting green, outdoor seating, a swimming pool, and a pool house.
The plans called for the clubhouse to fit in with the type of residential homes in that area.
Dumais said the vote was unanimous and no one from the public spoke at Monday night’s PZC hearing.
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“The meeting was routine and the club’s design professionals presented the site and architectural plans to the commission,” Dumais wrote to Patch.
For a series of architectural renderings of the new clubhouse, click on this link.
For links to all documents related to the Wampanoag Country Club application, click on this link for the Oct. 7 PZC meeting agenda.
From Sept. 4: ‘Country Club Rebuild Plans Topic Of West Hartford PZC Hearing: UPDATE’
From April 21: ‘West Hartford Country Club Building Destroyed After Second Fire: WHFD’
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