Friday, December 15

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Dec 15, 2006 12:00 am

Friday, December 15

HANUKKAH

BEGINS AT SUNDOWN

Just Friends, 7-9 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, social group for widows and widowers (not a bereavement support group); 426-7886.

NYS Art Show opening, 7-9 pm, Newtown Youth Services, 10 Glen Road, opening reception for exhibition showcasing the work of young artists Jessica Halloran and Shannon Hayes, artistâs talk to be given at 8; 270-4335.

Saturday, December 16

Living Nativity, 6:30 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road (snow date December 17), church members and live animals will reenact The First Christmas with scripture and song, followed by hot chocolate and cookies in parish hall, all welcome; 426-1014.

Sunday, December 17

âO Come, Let Us Adore Him!â 3 pm, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, free admission (donations accepted), special Christmas and holiday music festival by The Choirs of St Rose, soloists and readers, to be directed by Joseph J. Jacovino, pre-concert entertainment at 2:30, also post-performance reception; 426-1014.

Monday, December 18

Commission on Aging, 5 pm, Multipurpose Center, 16 Riverside Road.

Board of Selectmen, 5:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street

Board of Fire Commissioners, 7 pm, Botsford Firehouse, 315 South Main Street.

Newtown Middle School 8th Grade Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road (snow date January 8); 426-7638.

Tuesday, December 19

Blood pressure screenings, 10 am-noon, Lockwood Lodge Wellness Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, free screenings by licensed nurse, info also available; 426-5847.

Public Building and Site Commission, 6:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

Borough Board of Burgesses, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street, public discussion session on the Queen Street Area Traffic Improvement Plan.

Board of Education, 7:30 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

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

Newtown Middle School 7th Grade Winter Concert, 7 pm, at Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Road (snow date January 9); 426-7638.

Wednesday, December 20

Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART), Board of Directors, 4 pm, HART office, 62 Federal Road, Danbury.

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

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

Thursday, December 21

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7:30 pm, Kendro Building town offices, 31 Peckâs Lane.

Friday, December 22

WINTER BEGINS

Sunday, December 24

CHRISTMAS EVE

Monday, December 25

CHRISTMAS

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Snapshot: Pastor Zach Kinsman

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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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