Louise T. (Evans) Butler, of Newtown passed away peacefully January 4, 2019. She was born in Bridgeport, May 7, 1929, a daughter of the late Edward and Grace (Kleich) Evans.
Louise was predeceased by ...
Gordon P. Macmillan, Sr, 82, of Glastonbury, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 7, at the Atria Assisted Living and Memory Care Center, where he resided for the past year. Before then, Gordon r...
James J. Hornyak, 64, of Newtown, born on November 17, 1954, in Stamford, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, January 1, at Gaylord Specialty Healthcare in Wallingford. He died peaceful...
Donald Sharpe, 85, died peacefully December 29, at home in Sandy Hook. At his side were Jane, his wife of 52 years; son, Marcus, of Brookfield; and daughter, Kim, and her husband, Dave Mead, of Newtow...
Joan Sullivan Gereg, 93, mother, grandmother, aunt, nurse, teacher, and world traveler passed away at home on December 30, 2018, surrounded by her family, who will always remember “Mimi” as unwavering...
William “Bill” Lewis Landgrebe, 47, of Newtown, passed away on Thursday, December 27, 2018. He was born on August 2, 1971, in Norwalk, to devoted parents Bruce and Jane Landgrebe. A lifelong resident ...
Whether a person was a lifelong resident or called Newtown home for just a short while, the community faced the loss of many people this year who will be remembered for their great impact.
On February...
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.
I agree, but we need to make sure they are pedestrian activated. The ones on Glover were supposed to be by order of the Police Commission, but the ones installed by Public Works were the cheaper flashing light. A couple of extra dollars are worth the lives it can save.
We have been doing the planning work. The State of Connecticut mandates every municipality to develop an affordable housing plan under C.G.S. §8-30j by June 1, 2022, to specify how they “intend to increase the number of affordable housing developments in the municipality.”
In lieu of all eighteen municipalities in the Western Connecticut Region duplicating efforts to research, document and analyze affordable housing, the Council of Governments decided to work collectively by splitting the work into two parts:
Regional Toolbox
Specific, Policy Driven Municipal Annexes.
