Friday, April 17

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Apr 17, 2009 12:00 am

Friday, April 17

Spring Carnival, 6-10 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, spring fundraiser sponsored by Botsford Fire-Rescue has rides, amusements and refreshments, continues to April 18.

The Yale Alley Cats in concert, 7:30 pm, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, donations accepted, performance by Yale Universityâs all-male a cappella singing group, also Trinity Choristers, reception to follow; 426-9070.

Saturday, April 18

VNA Thrift Shop Bag Sale, 9 amânoon, Edmond Town Hall (lower lot), 45 Main Street, $3/bag for decorative accessories, clothing and more; 270-4377.

Church Women United Connecticut Spring Assembly, 10 am, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, $10 donation, worship service, also keynote speaker Dimples Armstrong (New Hope Baptist Church, Danbury), plus guest speakers Ray Bechard and Djamillah Samad, lunch follows; 792-0596.

âProtect Your Garden From Deer Browse Damage,â 2â4 pm, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free workshop by master gardener and landscape designer Brid Craddock; 860-639-8243.

Spring Carnival, 2-11 pm, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road, see April 17 details.

Monday, April 20

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

Hawley Chorus Spring Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road; 426-7666.

Board of Selectmen, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Newtown Bridle Lands Association open meeting, 7:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, dinner event will offer information about groupâs mission and goals of preserving open space and trails for equestrian, bicycle, cross-country and hiking use; 270-7636.

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Board of Fire Commissioners, 8 pm, Hawleyville Firehouse, 34 Hawleyville Road.

Tuesday, April 21

Economic Development Commission, 7 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Hattertown Historical District Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Wednesday, April 22

Legislative Council, Municipal & School Subcommittee, 8 am, Board of Education conference room, 31 Peckâs Lane.

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

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Republican Town Committee, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Thursday, April 23

âPrevention and Management of Hip Arthritis,â dinner 5:30, program at 6 pm, Masonicare at Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free presentation by orthopedic surgeon Sanjay K. Gupta, MD; 888-679-9997.

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

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

Saturday, April 25

Newtownâs 2nd Annual Earth Day Festival, 10 amâ4 pm, Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, townside trash pickup, environmental forums, dance and live music, contests, bicycle safety inspections, family yoga, ecology-history walk, vendors and more.

Antique Appraisal Day, 12â4 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, $10 per item, photos of large items accepted, appraisals by Tucker Frey, Jack DeStories and Lincoln Sander, presented by and fundraiser for Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

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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.

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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