A developer’s controversial proposal for an electric vehicle showroom along Route 44 in Canton is headed to a decision as early as next month.
Michael Frisbie envisions a chain of EV showrooms and service centers in Connecticut, with the first one at a high-profile site along one of the busiest thoroughfares in the Farmington Valley.
The idea has met stiff opposition from nearby homeowners, however, because Frisbie’s plan involves leveling part of the iconic rock ledge just west of Canton’s border with Simsbury.
Organized as Canton Advocates For Responsible Expansion or CARE, opponents fear the plan to blast thousands of cubic yards of rock ledge will create pollution, add construction noise and potentially jeopardize well water.