The Hartford City Council will be asked to endorse at their Monday night meeting an accord with the National Park Service for the city to manage the Coltsville National Historical Park, officials say.
Mayor Pedro E. Segarra announced Friday a five-year administrative/management agreement with the Park Service.
Under it, the city must provide adequate parking for visitors on city-owned parking facilities, restore and maintain the exteriors of historic Colt-era structures in Colt Park and assure that city-owned land within the park is administered and managed according to legislative agreements creating the park, among other stipulations.
Segarra said the agreement is one of the final steps toward formally establishing the Coltsville National Historical Park by late this year or early next.
The Colt Gateway was the 19th century home of Samuel and Elizabeth and the site of the Colt Factory where the nation’s first revolver was manufactured.
Coltsville was named a National Historic Landmark in 2008. Last December, the U.S. Senate approved a bill in that will make Colstville a National Park.
According to Segarra’s office, the designation will further restore the Colt complex and is estimated to generate $150 million for the regional economy and to create 1,000 jobs over the next five years.
