Stuart Craig Hubbard, 55, of Weston, formerly of Newtown, died February 9 after a gallant fight with esophageal cancer. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his friends and family. He was born in ...
E. James Benvenuti, 83, of Nunnawauk Meadows in Newtown died February 6, at Hewitt Health & Rehab in Shelton. Born in Worcester, Mass., he was the son of Lea (Arsenault) and Emo Benvenuti.
His sister,...
Sylvester "Buster" Cocivi, 86, of Fairfield, owner and operator of Stratfield Farms, died peacefully February 8 at the place he was born, the former Stratfield Farms property, surrounded by his loving...
Patricia "Pat" Seiley, 84, of Sandy Hook died February 6, in her home. She was born on in Bridgeport on January 20, 1934.
Mrs Seiley and her late husband Richard Seiley were residents of Sandy Hook fo...
Eileen (Brenner) Willig, 96, of Southbury died February 3. Born in Adams, Mass., on August 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alice Varno Brenner, and the wife of the late Claude F. W...
Mary Ferraro Ruesch, 87, of Monroe, beloved wife of the late Richard R. Ruesch, Sr, died peacefully January 30, surrounded by her family. Born in Bridgeport on January 14, 1931, she was the daughter o...
Muryn P. Hotchkiss, 83, of Roxbury died January 12. Her loved ones say she entered the Church Triumphant. She was born March 9, 1934, daughter of Robert and Marion Robb Pattison; and was the widow of ...
Stephen A. "Steve" Walter, 67, of Danbury died January 28. He was born in Muncy, Penn., son of Betty (Kramer) and Daniel Walter.
Mr Walter proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam ...
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.
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.
