Buyer Interested in Prospect Street School

A company that serves the needs of those with cognitive disorders, mental illness and autism is interested in purchasing the now-shuttered Prospect Street School building at 100 Prospect St. 

ICES, Inc., a for-profit company that would pay taxes to the borough, has offered to pay $800,000 for the building, for which the original asking price was $900,000. The borough owns the building. 

The Board of Mayor and Burgesses unanimously agreed to refer the sale to the Planning Commission, which must approve a change of us per law. Part of the ICES agreement with the borough would be that nobody could live at the former, 41,000-square-foot school. 

ICES currently operates in a facility on Elm Street in Naugatuck. The company plans to keep that facility open for at least a couple of years, Naugatuck officials said.  

The following information about ICES comes from the company's website: 

ICES, Inc. is a multidimensional and innovative human services company serving the needs of children and adults since 1998. Our mission is to help individuals achieve self-reliance, independence and personal success in all aspects of life.

The caring human service professionals at ICES, Inc. focus on individuals’ personal strengths to make the most of valuable community resources and promote respect and dignity of all. ICES, Inc. offers a broad range of
residential,  vocational, clinical and support services in diverse settings.

We serve individuals in private residences, public schools, respite cares, emergency placements, community work sites, training centers, supervised living arrangements, continuous residential supports, and our own state-licensed group homes.

ICES, Inc. specializes in serving individuals with cognitive disorders, mental illness, and who are in the autistic spectrum. During our years of service we have been extremely successful in decreasing challenging behaviors, while providing support to promote independence.