Supporting Our Future

By CAROL FENN

Published: May 09, 2003 12:00 am

To the Editor:

Upon reading âTaxes Unfair to People Without Childrenâ by Kathy Pinto, I was forced to write. Ms Pinto states that she is âquite sick and tired of paying for your kidsâ education. Well, I, along with any person who is aware that one of the founding principles of our country is a free education for all, am quite sick of reading your anti-education letters. Did you go to school, Ms Pinto? Did any of âthose of you who do not have childrenâ go to school? Who paid for your education? Itâs not always about you. Itâs not always about right now. Sometimes it is about the future and by supporting education we are supporting our future.

In addition you wrote that we âshould not have to pay for anything but education. Period.â You believe that all âextracurricular activitiesâ should be pay as you go. It is abundantly clear that you have no idea what education is. According to you art is not part of education, nor music, drama, and sports. How would you feel about the students who could not afford these endeavors?

Newtown is a place many people move to raise their children. Itâs a great town, but itâs not for everyone. Some people should move.

Sincerely,

Thomas J. Caffrey

9 Parmalee Park Place, 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 May 5, 2003

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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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