The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation — owner and operator of Foxwoods Resort Casino — is working with a developer to plan a recreational campground resort on land it owns in Preston.
Blue Water, a Maryland-based firm specializing in hotels and outdoor recreation attractions, has submitted an application for a “comprehensive luxury recreational campground” to the Preston Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission. The commission is set to take up the matter at a meeting Tuesday night.
The project would be built on land near the intersection of Routes 2 and 164, near the Preston-Ledyard town line. The Mashantucket Pequots have owned the land — which is about a mile from Foxwoods — since 1994.
“We have waited many years to find the best use and environmentally-conscious partner for this property as we look to thoughtfully enhance our resort experiences,” said Foxwoods President and CEO Jason Guyot. “Blue Water has an exceptional track record of designing resorts that feature and maintain natural settings. We look forward to moving through the planning and approval process together.”
According to Blue Water, the location would include camping sites, a pool, waterslide, splash pad, tennis and volleyball courts, camp store and pavilion.
The campground would be serviced by a governmental water supply and sanitary sewer discharge system provided by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. There would be no discharge of sanitary sewer waste at the site or within the town of Preston, the company said.
