Why was the road named "Commerce Road", if not intended, through zoning, for 'commerce'? Don't we want 'commerce' to be in designated areas? Every single development in town is fought by a cadre of NIMBY's. We are inundated by developers for zoning changes for 'commerce'. Does CVHAS want ALL the open space in town? I believe it was a mistake to use any land on Commerce Road for anything else than 'commerce'. Now, the excuses for preserving open land will stretch beyond the property lines. "You can't build there, it's next to a preserve!" The land becomes de-facto open space, controlled by a minority.
“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me” is a line from an old playground rhyme that children use to defend themselves against name-calling and verbal bullying. The rhyme is intended to help children remain calm, avoid physical retaliation, and increase resiliency.
Great effort and the right way to preserve this type of property. It would be nice if the Newtown Conservation Consortium would take this type of effort. perhaps they could buy 6 commerce instead of trying to force all the residents of Newtown to give up $1.2 million in the sale price plus as much as 10 million dollars in tax money over the following years.
