Lambert Kay building neighbor speaks out, threatens lawsuit

WINSTED — A special town meeting will be held during the next Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Monday, July 21, at 7 p.m., in order for residents to decide on a proposal to purchase Lambert Kay.The proposal is from XS4D Entertainment Gaming Holding Company LLC from Fountain Hills, Ariz.The company is proposing to purchase the building for $15,000 in order to make and manufacture the Transcender Therapeutic Gaming Surround Sound Reclining Chair.The former pet food factory building, located on 32 Lake St., has been vacant since 2002 when the company shut down.The property was purchased by the town for $1 by voters at a town meeting in October 2002.At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting on Monday, July 7, during the citizen’s comments portion of the meeting, resident Alan Raydenbow of 28 Meadow St. spoke out about the proposal, mostly criticizing the town in its handling of the special town meeting and the building itself.“We haven’t been asked or notified in any way that [the town] is planning on selling the building,” Raydenbow said. “The property is about 18 inches away from our building. I just want you to know that we will not give [XS4D] any leeway to fix their building at all because I am so pissed at the town for what they have done over the years.”Raydenbow claimed that he has been planning to sue the Lambert Kay company and then the town due to pollution problems he claims are at the site of the building.“They killed my dog because of the pollution,” he said. “I was going to sue Lambert Kay years ago and I even had a lawyer out of New Haven, one of the best there is. A few years ago, without the company letting me know, they sold the building to the town for a dollar, along with all of the pollution with it. I asked the town years ago when you purchased it who would be responsible for any lawsuit, if there is one.”Raydenbow said he is still considering a lawsuit against whoever may purchase the building.“Does this [company] know that there still might be a lawsuit on them?” Raydenbow said.Town Manager Dale Martin said there are various questions that still remain with the property.“However, [the company] is aware of various litigation issues and environmental issues,” Martin said. “There is a lot of due diligence and environmental reviews that has to still occur.”“To be honest with you, the only reason you got the building for a dollar is because I was going to sue them,” Raydenbow said. “They got the hell out of there quick so they wouldn’t get into any trouble. Whoever buys the building will have problems.”