2016
Ground has been cleared for the 220+/- new apartments on Bloomfield Avenue. This is the most significant development in the Town Center since the Wintonbury Mall in the 1970s. The project carries a lot of hopes for upgrading and helping to energize the Town Center of the future.

One can be critical of the town for not maintaining more vigilance over the project design and not following through on Plan of Conservation and Development recommendations to institute an urban design review process. That process was to consider, among other things, unifying design elements to define the area character and appearance and create greater synergy among the various parts of the Town Center. Absent this oversight, the town center becomes the sum of each developers individual project and financing plan.

History

Bloomfield Citizens supports the addition of residential living  and higher densities adding to the vitality, appearance, and importance of the town center. It will help to promote a more walk-able downtown and add new vitality to its commercial and overall character. This is extremely important to Bloomfield's future as a viable inner ring suburban community that with creative development could experience a greater share in the future growth of the region. It is unfortunate that the town has delayed for so long the rebuilding of the Prosser Library, which would have been a major attraction to the new and old residents, as well as a  major town center energizer.

What Can We Do?

Establish an Urban Design Review process to guide town center development and other major commercial corridors. Commit to building a 21st century Prosser Library so to improve the attraction of the town center for new and existing residents.