Friday, October 17

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Oct 17, 2008 12:00 am

Friday, October 17

Opening day SCAN Annual Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 amâ5 pm and 6â8 pm (opening reception), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, more than 100 framed works of art, also portfolios, by members of the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, show continues daily to Sunday; 426-2816.

General Hospital Soap Stars, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall Theatre, 45 Main Street, tickets $70â$150, comedy and music by Steve Burton, Bradford Anderson, Brandon Barash, and Derk Cheetwood, preshow event for VIP ticket holders at 7 (call for details); 268-5857.

Saturday, October 18

Trout Unlimited Macroinvertebrate Sampling event, 8:30 am, meet at 24 Commerce Road (wastewater treatment plant), volunteers needed, no experience necessary; 426-6039.

Voter Registration, 9 amânoon, Registrarâs office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, will need proof of Newtown residency, be at least 18 by November 4, call for additional information; 270-4250.

Fall Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 amâ4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, annual event by Newtown United Methodist Church, arts and crafts, refreshmnets, theme baskets and more.; 426-9998.

SCAN Annual Fall Art Show & Sale continues, 10 amâ5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 17 details.

Teen Center Band Benefit, 7â11 pm, The Garage teen center, 55 Church Hill Road, admission $12, for grades 9 and up, live music, refreshments,Â games, Donate2Skate fundraiser; 364-9607.

Sunday, October 19

Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 amâ1 pm, 3-5 Glen Road; 426-2427.

Final day SCAN Annual Fall Art Show & Sale, 10 amâ5 pm, Newtown Meeting House, see October 17 details.

Annual CROP Walk, begins 2 pm, on the grounds of Fairfield Hills, Wassermann Way, allÂ invited to walk during international fundraiser to feed the hungry; 426-9024.

Monday, October 20

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

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Dodgingtown Firehouse, 55 Dodgingtown Road.

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

Tuesday, October 21

Flu Shot Clinic, 9 amânoon, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free with Aetna, Anthem BC/BC, ConnectiCare, Oxford, and Medicare Part B (bring proof of insurance), otherwise $35, pneumonia shots $; 792-0864.

Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 amânoon, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by licensed nurse, walk-ins welcome; 426-5847.

Economic Development Commission, 7:30 pm, Multipurpose Center, 14 Riverside Road.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Wednesday, October 22

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) program, 1:30 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, guest artist Jack Garver,Â watercolor landscape; 426-6654.

âWealth Preservation Planning: For You, Your Children, and Your Parents,â dinner 6 pm, program at 6:30, Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free presentation by elder law attorney and financial advisor; 888-679-9997.

Board of Education 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, regular Board of Ed meeting will include roundtable discussion concerning NHS expansion with invited members of Legislative Council, Board of Finance, Board of Selectmen, and Public Building & Site Commission.

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

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

Thursday, October 23

Flu Shot Clinic, 9 amânoon, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free with insurance (see October 21 details); 792-4120.

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

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

Friday, October 24

Flagpole Radio CafÃ©: Halloween & Election Extravaganza, 8 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, $10, $5 seniors and students, live music by Gary Sippin, et al, also performances by Barbara Gaines and Jennifer Rogers, refreshments; 364-0898.

Saturday, October 25

Voter Registration, 9 amânoon, Registrarâs office at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, bring proof of Newtown residency, be at least 18 by November 4; 270-4250.

October Skate Fest, 11 amâ5 pm rain or shine, Dickinson Park, Elm Drive, admission $10, skateboard park (helmets mandatory), refreshments, poster contest, Donate2Skate fundraiser proceeds to benefit Donate2Skate; 364-9607.

Sunday, October 26

Final weekend Sandy Hook Village Farmers Market, 9 amâ1 pm, 3-5 Glen Road, Sandy Hook, flowers, fruits and vegetables from local farmers, baked goods, nutritional seminars, monthly family activities; 426-2427.

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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.

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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.

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.

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