To the Editor:

By GAIL SLUPATCHUK

Published: Oct 10, 2008 12:00 am

To the Editor:

To all concerned. Concerned about our representation in Hartford that is. In random conversations with fellow Newtown residents about the pending retirement of our longtime state representative, Julia Wasserman, it is a concern to most who will pick up the ball in Harford on our behalf. We all know Representative Wasserman will be leaving tremendous shoes to fill at the capitol. I really donât care at this point to turn the reins over to a novice to start building a new case for Newtown in Hartford. Julia Wasserman made great strides for us over many years on many issues and I want someone to immediately pick up the torch and keep Newtown on the same even keel it is on now.

In the current atmosphere with financial and political issues in a constant tempest, I fully endorse Will Rodgers for the job. Will brings many years of experience to the table. Experience in various fields. Years serving our community on the Legislative Council and recently as a decorated Marine colonel serving in Iraq, to only mention two. He will make sure Newtown gets a fair shake at the capitol.

Willâs opponent for the state representative post, in my opinion, simply does not have the background at this point to fill those huge shoes I mentioned. So, please join me in voting for Will Rodgers to represent Newtown in Hartford. This is not the time for one the job training. Times are tough and when the going is tough, we send in the Marines!!

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas Catalina

Butterfield Road, NewtownÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â October 2, 2008

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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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