Naugatuck residents feel blast from Amazon facility construction
September 24, 2025
Naugatuck residents feel blast from Amazon facility construction
Amazon is coming soon to the Waterbury-Naugatuck border, with the city of Waterbury selling a piece of land located at the top of Great Hill Road for $2.5 million.
Construction of the facility, which is set to bring in at least 1,000 jobs, has started.
WATCH HERE“They’ve been blasting almost ever weekday since the middle of June,” Naugatuck Fire Chief Ken Hanks said.
He said he’s gotten several complaints from people in the community.
“The house shakes,” said one resident, who requested to remain anonymous. “You could feel it in your body. If you’re in the yard, you could feel it underneath your feet.”
The Naugatuck resident said she lives approximately 1,300 feet from the blasting site, but the blast has caused damage to her home.
“We just noticed one of the walls, a bulge and there’s a little defying crack happening,” she said about the house, which is 100 years old. “Every time there’s a blast like cement, because it’s an old stone wall, cement is coming down.”
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Others on the Naugatuck side say while they can hear and feel the blast, it’s not impacting them.
“I have no problem with it at all,” David Guandalini, who’s lived in the neighborhood for over 50 years, said. “It’s out of sight, out of mind for me, with the occasional ba-boom.”
Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski Jr. said the project is on track to open in early 2027, with daily blasting from the project to last only four more weeks.
Any damage to homes are being inspected and addressed by developers. He said that so far, the rules are being followed.
“I fully appreciated all the concerns that were expressed here tonight and I know if you’re living right next to a site like this, you’re taking the brunt of it,” he said. “There are rules in place with blasting. It’s happened all over the city. You heard the fire marshal say that this area is full of ledge.”
“We understand their concerns,” Hanks said. “We fully understand what they’re going through as far as hearing a noise, feeling the vibrations.”
Neighbors spoke at a meeting in Waterbury on Tuesday night.
The mayor of Naugatuck could not be reached for comment. NBC Connecticut also reached out to the developer, the Bluewater Property Group, but has not heard back.
While Pernerewski Jr. was not available for comment, his office said he’ll be at the meeting to answer questions and concerns by impact residents.
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