Saturday, July 18

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Jul 17, 2009 12:00 am

Saturday, July 18

Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Junior Corp Car Wash, 10 amâ2 pm, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Main Station, 18-20 Riverside Road, donations accepted.

14th Annual House & Garden Tour, 11 am to 5 pm, homes and gardens in Sandy Hook and Newtown, tickets $20 advance, $25 day of (at Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, 10 amâ1 pm only), also art show and sale at Miller Barn, 50 Main Street; 426-5937.

Kevin Everett in concert, 6:30 pm, Sandy Hook Center Park, Glen Road, free performance of contemporary Christian and pop songs by singer-songwriter, bring seating; 364-1448.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, see July 17 details.

Sunday, July 19

Intuitive & Healing Event, 10 amâ4 pm, Santosha Yoga Center, 27 Hawleyville Road, free, vendors, drumming circles, aura photography, also readers and healers (for fee); 426-9448.

The Merry Wives of Windsor matinee, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, $15 (matinee special), see July 17 details.

Monday, July 20

American Red Cross blood drive, 8:30 amâ6:45 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, donors must be at least age 17, weight at least 110 pounds and be generally healthy, appointments available; 800-448-3543.

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

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

Tuesday, July 21

Blood pressure screenings, 10 amânoon, Lockwood Lodge, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by registered nurse, no appointment needed; 426-5847.

Sandy Hook Organic Farmerâs Market, 2â6 pm, behind St Johnâs Church, 3 Washington Avenue; 313-9908.

Design Advisory Board, 7 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

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

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

Newtown Toastmasters Open House, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, meet members and learn about recently organized group; 313-5507.

Wednesday, July 22

Pastel demo by Frank Federico, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free program by master artist and teacher hosted by The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN); 426-6654.

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

Thursday, July 23

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

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

Friday, July 24

The Merry Wives of Windsor, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Road, $18, production being staged by The Town Players of Newtown, final weekend of performances; 270-9144.

Saturday, July 25

VFW Menâs Auxiliary Picnic, 11 amâ4 pm, VFW Post 308, 18 Tinkerfield Road, Newtown, $15, $25/family, public invited to enjoy picnic foods, music by DJ, bounce house for kids; 426-9316.

The Merry Wives of Windsor, curtain 8 pm, The Little Theatre, see July 24 details.

Sunday, July 26

The Merry Wives of Windsor matinee, curtain 2 pm, The Little Theatre, $15 (matinee special); 270-9144.

Calaveras in concert, 7:30 pm, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, $12, free ages 10 and under, award-winning folk trio from California also performs jazz, blues and country; 426-9024.

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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.

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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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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.

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gangs. If I use a firearm in self/home defense, is that gun violence?

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