Sunday, February 17

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: Feb 15, 2008 12:00 am

Sunday, February 17

âA World in Turmoil â Can I Still Find Peace?â 4 pm, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main Street, free lecture by Roman Kresina hosted by Newtown Christian Fellowship; 203-816-8499.

Monday, February 18

PRESIDENTSâ DAY

Tuesday, February 19

Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 amânoon, Ashlar of Newtown/Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings conducted by licensed nurse, information also available, walk-ins welcome; 426-5847.

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

Edmond Town Hall Board of Managers, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

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

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

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

Wednesday, February 20

Borough Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Legislative Council, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Thursday, February 21

Cholesterol screenings, 9â11 am, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, free (but appointments required), screenings hosted by VNA, must be at least age 40, fasting required, call for details and appointment; 426-3563

Water and Sewer Authority, 7 pm, sewage treatment plant office building, Commerce Road.

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Town Offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Friday, February 22

WASHINGTONâS

BIRTHDAY

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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.

Backs Moratorium On Dense Development Applications

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.

Why Gun Violence Is Higher In The US

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.

Discusses Affordable Housing

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

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