A Heart For People

By CURT CLARK

Published: Feb 18, 2005 12:00 am

A Heart For People

To the Editor:

The Webelos 1 scouts, of Middle Gateâs pack 270, would like to send their sincere thanks to Mr Rosenthal, for taking time out of his busy schedule, to meet with them.

Daniel Ansari, Kurt Daum, Mason Flynn, Ben Galassi, Cody Jones, Jamie MacDonald, and Brandon Smith visited Mr Rosenthalâs office this week in order to receive their citizen badges for cub scouting. Mr Rosenthal spent a lot of time explaining his job responsibilities, answering questions, and giving the boys honest advice about scouting and community service.

As a parent in this community, I feel grateful to know our town leader cares so much about our childrenâs thoughts, feelings, and interests. Mr Rosenthal is a leader, with a heart for people, and should be commended for it. Thanks again.

Dina Daum

21 Phyllis Lane, Newtown Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â February 12, 2005Â Â

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How do you propose tapping the brakes, Dave? 8-30g already trumps any local regulations- you don't have a brake pedal to push. Brookfield, Trumbull and now Ridgefield have a clear case for a moratorium based on the development (thanks to 8-30g) that has already occurred. I don't see a clear case for Newtown to request a moratorium... yet.

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Nobody is suggesting shutting the doors on new neighbors. What neighboring towns are doing, and what we should be doing too, is to tap the brakes on all of the multi-family residential development proposals so that we can spend 6 months updating our regulations such that if you want to build dense residential housing here, XX percent of it needs to be affordable (we will never make any headway on increasing our percentage of affordable housing otherwise, short of 8-30g), and the rest needs to be done in as low an impact manner as possible. Low impact on traffic, health & safety, the environment and on the cost of town services.

Hey, there you go! Richard solved it. Thanks, that seems so easy- we'll just get rid of the 2nd amendment and the Supreme Court. Seriously, the 2nd amendment doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The Supreme Court doesn't create violent criminals or mental illness. The problem is not the tools, but the criminals & the mental illness. The state of Connecticut seems to be focused on the tools, like Richard, while ignoring the users of those tools.

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Ned, please familarize yourself with 8-30G, and then please share the unique flaws that may be helpful in formulating a denial An 8-30g project can be denied only on very narrow grounds – i.e., if it presents health, safety or other concerns that exceed a town’s need for affordable housing. According to the TOG website, “projects cannot be rejected for incompatibility with a Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD); density; traffic congestion; height; aesthetics; concerns of neighbors or the community; and failure to comply with local zoning regulations.” 8-30g proposals are rarely denied by planning and zoning officials because the burden of proof on appeal is on the town. Appeals are costly, but a municipality can be successful in a court case if it has sufficiently established that the concerns leading to denial are factual and substantive.

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