ZBA Reviews Developer’s Appeal On Condo Complex Site
By Andrew Gorosko
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members are considering a condominium developer...
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Independent Repair Shops Forced To Turn Away Business
By Kathleen Schmatz
Like many car owners, you might not be aware that the giant ca...
Flanders Selects Peter Seltzer As Featured Artist For Annual Benefit
WOODBURY — Peter Seltzer has been named the featured artist for the 2006 Four ...
‘Urinetown’ Extended
NEW MILFORD — Due to popular demand, TheatreWorks New Milford has added two more performances to the ru...
Robert Joseph Tynan
Longtime Resident Was Recognized Engineer And Active In Community
Robert Joseph Tynan, 78, died August 2 at Bethel Health Care. The hus...
Panel Examines Charter Powers And The Law
By John Voket
Town Attorney David Grogins laid out a number of foundational issues regarding the current Newtown Chart...
Women Involved In Newtown (WIN) is gearing up for the first annual Newtown Road Race … and they think the rest of you should, as well.
“Women...
Summer Reading At The Library
For more than 20 years C.H. Booth Library has encouraged children to read during their summer vacation by sponsoring an independen...
Vacancies On Town Boards
The following boards and/or commissions have vacancies that need to be filled as soon as possible:
Public Building and Site Committee a...
Blumenthal Calls Shoreline Plans ‘Unacceptable’
By Kendra Bobowick
The Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) filed last week by power company ...
We all would like nothing to change, but look at how much this proposed property will add to the grand list. The eastern lot is currently assessed at $352,000 which brings in just under $10k in property value. I appreciate you taking note that the new houses will be $1,000,0000 EACH! This means the property, including club house, pickleball courts, skeet range, putting greens could be assessed at 117 million which would collectively bring in over $3,000,000 in tax revenue. This could also mean over 200 new luxury cars which brings in over $300k in additional revenue. Let's be honest though, they will register out of state. Either way, let's be honest here, if we had 3 MILLON more tax revenue the school wouldn't have to worry about canceling Spanish classes for kindergarteners.
Lets get it passed!
Leave the 'Rich" alone. 50% of this country pay no taxes. And many get money back. The taxpayers on the 'Gold' coast here in CT keep Hartford and Bridgeport afloat. Run them out of town and see what happens.
Yes, she did say that. Why would any bureaucrat publicly admit they made a mistake or recommended violating policy? Yet others, including board members, acknowledged naming the vendor for the routing services as All Star was "a mistake" and likely poisoned the well to other bidders (as was explicitly specifying the fuel type of the rolling stock.) While the members knew they did not get a competitive response to the RFP, they awarded the contract anyway... to the same vendor who got a no-bid contract in 2017. That means Newtown's ~$4.5M annual bus contract has not been put out to bid in 10 years, something to consider when asking why our PPE is so high.
They clearly didn't get the message ! CUT THE BUDGET by 20% , not raise it ! Newtown spends $2,500,000.00 every week now ! It will be $2.6m if you approve it ! Who are these people not paying attention to the cost of living? Throwing money at the school administration will not make your kids any smarter ! We are at $22K per kid per year, that is insane ! CUT THE BUDGET ! Go show up and VOTE, because 1200 people who voted yes will show up again, and it's the 1200 people who decide your cost of living for years to come. 51% voters turnout should be mandated to approve the budget, not pathetic 15% of voters. Stop these nonsensical referendums and send everyone a card in the mail so we have a true outcome what people actually want.