Given the debt load of the town and the recent budget fight any plans for a new town hall should be shelved. If we are to increase debt in this town, let’s spend it on halting housing developments like the proposed 200-unit development on Robins Hill.

Chris Martin

13 Longview Heights Road, Newtown

We do not need to erect a new town hall. I vote and don’t recall this on a ballot, so I’m surprised each time I read that “we” approved one. I did not.

If more space is needed, use some available space in Canaan House, which is being heated and cooled anyway for other town offices and school rooms. Our politicians are operating too far away from the real reality of today’s economy.

I work for a medium-sized manufacturer who is experiencing reduced monies coming in, so we must adjust our world ... our town government is experiencing a reduction in tax money, so must do so as well. I truly believe this is a frivolous expense right now.

Kathleen A. Ferris

24 Robin Hill Road, Newtown

How specifically does a new town hall building benefit the taxpayers of Newtown? What upgrades/improvements in services can I expect to see? If the answer is none, well... who does it benefit?

Joan Conlon

6 Kelly Court, Sandy Hook

I’d love to see Fairfield Hills used as a mixed-use area, with artist studios, cafes, affordable housing, light industrial, and other similar types of projects. I understand the town does not want to act as a landlord, but it would add much in terms of culture and interest to an already excellent place to live. The town hall is a good first step if the old building has outlived its serviceable usefulness.

John Lagan

116 Church Hill Road, Newtown

 

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