Ann Neustrand, 72, of Sandy Hook died May 16 at Danbury Hospital.
She was born in Danbury August 17, 1943, a daughter of the late Mary (Felcovic) and Nils Neustrand.
Ms Neustrand was a resident of San...
Carol Ann (Butler) Novella, 61 of Waterbury, and a Newtown native, died May 16 at Waterbury Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born in Bridgeport, January 1, 1955, and was the daughter of the la...
James "Jim" A. Arkell, 61, of Weeki Wachee, Fla., died May 12. A native of Newtown, he was born October 16, 1954, to Norma (Miller) and Alfred E. Arkell, one of three children.
Mr Arkell moved to Citr...
Stanley Joseph McKenney of Newtown died peacefully May 13, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of E. Patricia (Oldfield) McKenney.
Mr McKenney was born in Danbury on February 19, 1935,...
Edward Miles House, 88, of Newtown died May 12 at Pope John Paul II Center in Danbury. He was the husband of Elenore (Wold) House.The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research or to the Cance...
Sherry Lynn (Burdick) Powell, 75, of Torrington, and formerly a longtime resident of Sandy Hook, died peacefully May 14, surrounded by her loving family.honanfh.com.
Mrs Powell was born in Brookfield ...
Carole Tani Lariviere, 74, of Sandy Hook died May 9, with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Gaetan Lariviere. Born in Waterbury, June 28, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Mary ...
Sharlene Hudak, 77, of Sandy Hook died May 5 at Bridgeport Hospital. Born April 27, 1939, in Bridgeport, she was a daughter of the late Arlene Conway and John Cozza. Her stepmother, Dolores Cozza, als...
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.
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.
