An Affront To The Community

To the Editor:

In last week’s The Newtown Bee, an architectural rendering of a planned commercial redevelopment at the center of Sandy Hook, as depicted, appears to be an affront to all the design goals for the community. It would seem to indicate that past, present, and future design efforts and considerations are a complete waste of everyone’s valuable time and money.

Newtown Savings Bank is to have a branch office there. The bank built a wonderful addition to their headquarters, making a lasting, beautiful, thoughtful contribution to Newtown’s Main Street. Cannot something as well done as that be achieved for Sandy Hook Center? The other current building projects there seem to be headed in the right direction.

This is a great opportunity for major enhancement.

Elizabeth Lincoln

34 Echo Valley Road, Newtown                                 August 18, 2010