Occupation: For 30-plus years I was an electrical engineer at Norton Systems in Norwalk. I majored in electrical engineering, but my second love is the outdoors so I got a degree in forestry as well.

By DOROTHY EVANS

Published: Sep 17, 2004 12:00 am

Occupation: For 30-plus years I was an electrical engineer at Norton Systems in Norwalk. I majored in electrical engineering, but my second love is the outdoors so I got a degree in forestry as well.

After I took an early retirement four years ago, I started my own landscaping business. Itâs strictly word of mouth, but I like to do garden and pond design and as an offshoot, Iâve gotten into nature photography. Now I help judge photo competitions in the area.

How Long In Newtown: We moved to our home on Surrey Trail in 1971, 33 years ago. Iâm from Baldwin on the south shore of Long Island, N.Y., and my wife is from the North Shore. We met in Boston.

I remember when Toddy Hill Road was a meandering country road, when Surrey Trail was a dirt road, and when a two-acre building lot in Newtown cost $6,000. Things have sure changed since then.

Family: My wife, Jan, works as an office manager with Advanced Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery medical practice in Danbury. We have two daughters, who both graduated from Newtown High School and are out on their own. Chrissie lives in Stamford, and Kim lives in Boston.

Hobbies: Photography is probably my biggest hobby, along with bow hunting and fishing and anything outdoors related. Iâve become a specialist in water gardening, since we dug a huge pond in our back yard and have filled it with koi fish.

Pets: Abby is our fourth Labrador retriever, and the first chocolate one.

Favorite TV Shows: I like âCSIâ and âLaw and Orderâ and âThe Sopranos.â

Organizations: I belong to the Newtown Lions Club, the Horticulture Club of Newtown, and the Candlewood Camera Club. Itâs a great photography club ââ one of the top three in Connecticut in my opinion.

Most Vivid Memory About Newtown: Jan and I share this very vivid memory. It was 1971 and we were moving into our house on a Saturday. Our oldest daughter was born the very next day ââ three weeks early.

Favorite Vacation Spot: We like islands ââ Nantucket and Marthaâs Vineyard, and St Martinâs for the French restaurants there.

Personal Philosophy: I try to enjoy each day for what it is, and be positive when I get up first thing in the morning. A card I keep in my wallet sums it up for me regarding relationships. Itâs called the Serenity Prayer.

God grant me the serenity,

To accept the things I cannot change,

Courage to change the things I can,

And wisdom to know the difference.

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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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Occupation: For 30-plus years I was an electrical engineer at Norton Systems in Norwalk. I majored in electrical engineering, but my second love is the outdoors so I got a degree in forestry as well.

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