To the Editor:
In the July 21st issue of The Newtown Bee, Brian Hartgraves submitted a Letter to the Editor asking our incumbent Newtown Delegation members Mitch Bolinsky & Tony Hwang to publicly addr...
To the Editor:
Connecticut DOT’s decision to repave Route 302 with asphalt-rubber chip seal has essentially turned this very busy state highway into a gravel road.
As a long-time resident of the Dodgi...
To the Editor:
The upcoming school year brings new classes, activities and often new social opportunities that may include peer pressure to experiment with underage drinking. Though resistance can be ...
To the Editor:
We see every day many examples of the ongoing battle between good and evil in this world. None closer to home than the lawsuit brought by some Sandy Hook parents against Alex Jones.
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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.
