Walker Industrial’s Lynn Kovac (right) is congratulated by Maria Ross after scoring a run during last week’s championship softball game at Treadwell Park.
- Bee Photo, Bigham
Walker Industrial’s Lynn Kovac (right) is congratulated by Maria Ross after scoring a run during last week’s championship softball game at Treadwell Park.
- Bee Photo, Bigham
A full house at the Senior Center gathered last week for Energy Bingo. Among those playing were Helen Ladd, Carmilla Matrola, Hazel Tilson, Ann Brown, and Cathy Millard.
Holly Kocet is pushing a false narrative. The facts simply don't bear out any negative impact to the traffic on Mt Pleasant Road. Saying it does , does not make it true. The road handles in excess of 40,000 trip a day. a couple hundred form Castle Hill is negatable.
The town historically has strong collaboration with developers, but the primary obstacle arises from community opposition exerting undue influence on the zoning department. This "NIMBY" pressure often leads to project rejections that exceed the department's actual jurisdiction or authority. Consequently, developers face a limited set of options: either engage in expensive legal battles or leverage the Connecticut Affordable Housing Land Use Appeals Procedure (CGS § 8-30g) as a recourse.
You are correct, Bruce. I know how hard these plans are to put together, but I still believe that we can have more definitive and measurable goals. I know there are a number of units coming online, and the community truly needs them. If only we can move the development of affordable housing to more of a partnership between the community and the developers than the adversarial tug-of-war it seems to be now, that would be good progress.
