While Kenneth L. Schaefer may not be using gloves when he goes shopping these days, there is one area of this Newtown resident's life that COVID permanently changed for him: the opportunity to offer free marriage enrichment education.
Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown is pleased to announce its Joy of the Torah Fall Festival with an afternoon of Sephardic culture featuring Sarah Aroeste and Chef Susan Barocas, the co-founders of...
You don't just turn private property into open space. The town would have to purchase it, if the owner were willing to sell it. This is all getting pretty silly.,
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.