Friday, June 16

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Jun 16, 2006 12:00 am

Friday, June 16

Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority, 10:30 am, Brookfield Town Hall, 100 Pocono Road.

Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, 12:30 pm, Brookfield Town Hall.

Saturday, June 17

Low-Cost Rabies Clinic, 1â3 pm, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main Street, $15 cash only, no residency requirements, written proof or current license of prior vaccination is required for three-year certificate (tags are not accepted), all others will receive one-year certificate, dogs must be on leashes, cats must be in carriers, vaccines administered by a registered veterinarian and assistant; 270-4210.

Sunday, June 18

FATHERâS DAY

Monday, June 19

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

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Open House, 6:45â8 pm, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, free, men, women, teens, and preteens interested in losing weight invited to meet members and learn about the support group with chapters across the country, group meets weekly at meeting house; 264-3728.

Pension Committee, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Fairfield Hills Authority, 7:30 pm, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

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

Tuesday, June 20

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

Wednesday, June 21

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

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

Thursday, June 22

BNI/Newtown chapter meeting, 7â8:30 am, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, nonmembers welcome, presentation by Edward Hobday about âRecognition: The Path to Motivation in Your Businessâ; 743-4708.

Charter Revision Commission, 7 pm, swearing-in ceremony; 7:15 pm, special meeting, Booth Library, 25 Main Street.

Board of Finance, 7:30 pm, Town Hall South, 3 Main Street.

Friday, June 23

Newtown Centre of Classical Ballet annual recital, 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, free, performances by students of classical ballet studio will also be offered on Saturday afternoon with performances, recitals to also include performance by studioâs Malenkee Ballet Repertoire Company; 426-9299.

Saturday, June 24

Kidsâ Day, 1â2 pm, Botsford Post Office, 1 Botsford Hill Road, free tour of post office facility and presentation on stamp collecting, reservations required (space limited); 426-4465.

Newtown Centre of Classical Ballet annual recital, 2 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 4 Trades Lane, free, see June 23 details; 426-9299.

Tuesday, June 27

St Rose Carnival opens, 6 pm, on the grounds of St Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Road, carnival rides, games of chance, refreshments, annual event continues nightly until July 1.

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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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