Janet “June” (Vandetti) Yoburn, 88, died peacefully August 24, at Maplewood Senior Living in Newtown, with her daughter at her side. She was born December 31, 1929, in Danbury.
Her daughter, Cheryl Bi...
Stephen Louis Tranzillo, 75, of Danbury, beloved husband of Phyllis (Antedomenico) Tranzillo, died peacefully August 24, at home. He was born in Port Chester, N.Y., December 5, 1942, and was the son o...
John David Lennon, 73, former Newtown resident, died June 29, in his home in Grayson, Ga., surrounded by his loved ones. He was a Newtown High School graduate.
Mr Lennon retired from his long career o...
Dermot Daly, 43, of Roxbury, died August 15. Born March 12, 1975, in New York City, he grew up in Fairfield and Newtown.
His beloved mother, Alice Daly; his siblings and their spouses, Paul and Maggie...
William Ernest “Bill” Uhde, 80, a longtime Sandy Hook resident, died March 7. He was born in New York and was the son of Wilhelm and Kathe (Mattner) Uhde.
His wife of 56 years, Gay Uhde; his children ...
Catherine Marie Hourican, 81, of Newtown, died peacefully August 13, at her home, surrounded by her loving children. Born March 5, 1937, in Queens, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Michael Houri...
Frances Perille Lemieux, 94, of Newtown, formerly of Shelton, beloved wife of the late Lawrence O. Lemieux, died peacefully August 11, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born October 27, 19...
Anna Grasso Pesavento, 93, of Fairfield, wife of the late Alfred Pesavento, died peacefully August 6. Born in Bridgeport, daughter of the late Anthony and Angelina Petite Grasso, she was a lifelong Fa...
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.
