
The City of Middletown, Connecticut, Geographic Information System (GIS) offers detailed information about land parcels, property record cards, and abutters. Middletown GIS Mapping: https://www.middletownct.gov/654/Maps Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery marker: https://middletownct.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cea2b816f7d4b3cbb0476dde891f1f4&marker=-72.6245442612835%2C41.5461881248125%2C%2C%2C%2C&markertemplate=%7B%22title%22%3A%22BOW%20LA%22%2C%22longitude%22%3A-72.6245442612835%2C%22latitude%22%3A41.5461881248125%2C%22isIncludeShareUrl%22%3Atrue%7D&level=6

John S. Roth Aquifer Protection Area in Middletown does not encompass or abut the property the Connecticut of Department of Veterans Affairs was seeking from the City of Middletown for the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery expansion. However, a stream and watershed from the Middletown town property flows into the Roth aquifer protection area. https://cteco.uconn.edu/maps/town/apasmall/middletown_apa.pdf

The VA National Cemetery Administration in their October 10, 2024 NCA Directive 3001, clarified that land for a cemetery expansion must not be farther away than 3 miles. “Cemetery Annex: A special category of non-contiguous cemetery expansion that, while not contiguous, is a logical extension of an existing cemetery that is not physically separated from…