Monday, February 23

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Feb 20, 2009 12:00 am

Monday, February 23

Volunteer Forum, 3:30-5:30 pm, Starbucks, 34 Church Hill Road, meet reps from local organizations who need volunteers, this month including Newtown Youth & Family Services and Newtown Parks & Rec; 364-1423.

Board of Education Achievement Plan Subcommittee, 4 pm, Sandy Hook School, 12 Dickenson Drive.

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Board of Education Personal Success Plan Subcommittee, 6 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Newtown Youth & Family Services board of directors, 6:30 pm, 17 Church Hill Road.

Board of Education, Communication Plan Subcommittee, 7 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Hook & Ladder Firehouse, 45 Main Street.

Tuesday, February 24

SHROVE TUESDAY

âNature Photography: Capturing The Essence of Nature,â 1 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free program by John Pawloski, hosted by The Garden Club of Newtown; 270-1108.

Board of Education Character Development Subcommittee, 3 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

52nd Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, 5â7:30 pm, St Johnâs Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Avenue, $8 adults, $4 ages 3â10, free ages 2 and under, traditional pancake meal with sides and beverages; 426-3112.

Conservation Commission, 6 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Public Building and Site Commission, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Wednesday, February 25

ASH WEDNESDAY

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) board of directors, 4 pm, HART offices, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

Board of Education Strategic Planning Subcommittee, 7:30 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road.

Inland Wetlands Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Thursday, February 26

Cultural Arts Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Friday, February 27

St Rose Annual Friday Knight Fish Fry, 5â8 pm, St Rose Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $10 adults, $5 children, $30 max family (parents & children), Knights of Columbus annual Lent event also has drive-up/takeout service available, also March 6 and 13; 270-3314, 426-1014.

Saturday, February 28

âSustainable Landscapes for Your Home,â 2â5 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free presentations on environmentally responsible and affordable landscaping for residential properties, hosted by Inland Wetlands Commission and Conservation Commission, registration requested; 270-4350.

Family Bingo Fundraiser, doors open 5 pm, games begin at 7, St Rose Parish Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Road, $5 for 12 regular games, special and bonus games also during evening, cash prizes on all games, refreshments available; 426-1014.

Sunday, March 1

The Hugo Wolf Quartett in concert, 3 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, tickets $18 adults, $16 seniors, free ages 5â14 with ticket-holding adult, performance of works by Haydn and Wolfgang Muthspiel (premiere) presented by Newtown Friends of Music, reception to follow; 426-6470.

Please Drive Safe In 2025

More Than 50 Santas Participate In Run

Meet The Danbury Hat Tricks At C.H. Booth Library

Two Charges For Driver Who Left Scene After Vehicle Struck Dog Twice

‘Newtown's Winter Steeples,’ This Year's Holiday Cover Art

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.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

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.

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

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.

P&Z Should Reject Vessel Proposal

The town should certainly measure its performance against the statewide strategies. Unless I missed it I only know of one small cluster of homes that would meet the affordable housing program. Given the 500 or so new units being added in the last 10 years I think that 4/500 would not meet the metric to allow for a moratorium. I mean, fingers crossed for a Christmas miracle but I suspect we will see a few 8-30's sent our way in a method to avoid the Nimby mob. Thanks, Nimby mob.

Discusses Affordable Housing

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