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Main Street Summer Flag Changeover Rescheduled

Published: Oct 24, 2024 12:00 pm

The changing of the seasonal flag on the Main Street flagpole has been rescheduled.

Originally planned for Saturday, October 26, the 20- by 30-foot American flag will instead be swapped out for the traditional 18- by 24-foot winter flag the following weekend.

Readers are invited to witness the biannual event now planned for 8 am Saturday, November 2. Keeper of the Flag Chris Gardner and members of Newtown Hook & Ladder Company and Newtown Lions Club will lower the summer flag before replacing it and raising the winter flag.

Gardner told The Newtown Bee last week that the new date was needed due to schedule conflict.

“I don’t think we’ve ever kept the summer flag up this late but it’s still in great shape and people love it,” he added.

Volunteers make sure the flag doesn't touch the ground during the changing of the winter flag to the summer flag on Main Street in May. The changeover from the summer flag to the winter flag, initially planned for this weekend, has been pushed out one week to November 2. —Bee file photo

Jennifer Jo Godbout (February 20, 1967-October 23, 2024)

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You assumption that there have been no offers to purchase property to protect it from development of 117 luxury cluster homes is simply wrong. And so is the developer's refusal to even come to the table.

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You do realize that the town has been trying, and failing, to develop this property for more than 20 years, becuase of the multitude of environmental harm that development would cause, wasting $250k of taxpayer money in the process, don't you? Thankfully, sometimes, realities and needs come before street names. The sewage treatment plant was a need - thats not 'commerce'. Well, the aquifer under 6 Commerce, and the Class1 trout habitat next to it are needs too. If you still are stuck on the street name getting the last word, you should probably ask the State why they designated 34 acres there as open space, when they granted it to us. And if you're still hung up on it after that, let's just change the name of the access road to #6 & #8 to something more fitting....like Conservation Drive....so you can be more at ease.

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Since when is Economic Development narowly defined as tax revenue? You (and the leadership of the EDC) need to broaden your collective understanding of what drives local economies if you want to be successful in helping to grown the local economy. Here's a hint: Positive Cashflow. The town is no different than any business. Top line tax revenue means nothing if it doesn't exceed the costs that come with. That's why converting the last few remaining open spaces to residential housing is a losing proposition economically. CVHAS brings 10's of thousands of people to Newtown annually, who spend money at our restaurants, watering holes and other local businesses, without a signficant increase in, or dependence on, town services. Non-profits are fantastic for local economies, be they private schools, zoo's, museums, land trusts, theaters, or yes, animal sanctuaries.

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Main Street Summer Flag Changeover Rescheduled

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