In The News

Updated 6-27-2007

One Step Closer

By Jennifer Abel – Hartford Advocate – 6-14-2007

Town celebrates birthday, designation as Preserve America Community

By :Maria G. O'Donnell , Correspondent – Simsbury Post – 6-14-2007

Moratorium On Development Proposed

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant – 6-12-2007

River Oaks application submitted

By Glenn Shafer - Simsbury Post 6-7-2007

FOI Panel Hears Issue

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant – 6-5-2007

Planning Expert Draws Praise

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant – 6-1-2007

Selectmen Plans Run, Creating Own Party

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant – 5-17-2007

Decision on Big Box stores expected

By Glenn Shafer - Simsbury Post 5-10-2007

Big Box Issue Underlies Hearing On Zone Rules

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant - 5-8-2007

Much Ado About Nothing?

Conflicts Of Interest Overshadow Debate Over Big Box

By Jennifer Abel – Hartford Advocate – 5-3-2007

River Oaks presented in Simsbury, opposition grows

By Glenn Shafer - Simsbury Post - 5-03-2007

Watertown - Developer pulls plug on $64 million complex

By Jonathan Shugarts – Watertown Republican-American – 4-6-2007

Group Pushes For Records

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant - 3-28-2007

Town Planners and Developers-How close is too close

By Tiffany Aron - Meriden Record Journal – 3-11-2007

Petitioners Want To Restrict Growth

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant - 3-8-2007

Blue Back's Impact Felt

By Daniel P. Jones - Hartford Courant - 3-4-2007

TV Board Defends Showing River Oaks Spot

By Loretta Waldman - Hartford Courant - 3-2-2007

Konover co-opts New Urbanism

Connecticut Smart Growth - 2-22-2007

Konover touts River Oaks plan

By Glenn Shafer - Simsbury Post - 02-22-2007

Anti-Sprawl Tactic Mulled

By Daniel P. Jones - Hartford Courant - 1-15-2007

The World This Week: Lifestyle Center
Shopping our way to stupidity.
By Alan Bisbort - Hartford Advocate - 1-11-2007

Asleep At The Inaugural

By Rick Green - Hartford Courant Editorial - 1-9-2007

SIMSBURY: Big Box Stores Are Menace To Rural Character

By Meghan Lucker – Editorial – December 4, 2006

Peck Gets Picked As Planning Director
Part-Time Job Becomes Full-Time
By Diane Struzzi, Hartford Courant – November 29, 2006

Public Meetings on Master Plan

Hartford Courant – November 24, 2006

Zoning Proposal Stirs Heated Debate
By Diane Struzzi, Hartford Courant - October 17 2006

River Oaks: Big Change Or Big Box?
Rick Green, Hartford Courant - September 26 2006

Proposed Zoning Revision Prompts Big-Box Fears
Diane Struzzi, Hartford Courant - September 20 2006

Reality of Big Boxes

Hartford Courant Editorial – July 30, 2006

Highway to the Danger Zone
The battle over River Oaks, a big-box development in Simsbury, will be fought before the Zoning Commission

July 27, 2006
By Nathan Conz, The Hartford Advocate

The Myth Of Big Bucks And Big Box Developments
Tom Sevigny, Hartford Courant - July 23 2006

A Kinder, Gentler Big Box?
Simsbury Proposal Is A Mixed-Use Community, But One Component Would Be A Giant Retailer
Tom Condon, Hartford Courant - July 23 2006

A Konover Connection
In Simsbury, the dispute over a retail development off Route 10

Has led to questions about Michael Bradley’s leadership of the P&Z Commission
March 30, 2006
By Nathan Conz, The Hartford Advocate

P&Z cancels meeting regarding River Oaks
July 6, 2006
By Glann M. Shafer, Simsbury Post

Board of Selectmen meets
The Simsbury Board of Selectmen received an update on the status of

the town's newly revised plan of conservation and development

that was given by Director of Community Planning William Voelker.
September 15, 2005
By Ken Harrison, The Simsbury Post

SHARE says responsible expansion needed
October 6, 2005
By Ken Harrison, The Simsbury Post

To Speak or Not to Speak
Big-box development is a major issue to Simsbury voters,

but a legal question has kept many

board of selectmen candidates quiet on the issue

November 3, 2005

by Nathan Conz, Hartford Advocate

Taxes A Focus In Board Race
Six Candidates Seek Selectman Seats
November 2 2005
By KATIE MELONE, Courant Staff Writer

Mandell’s Comments Criticized

In response to “Big Stores Have Politicians on Edge”

October 31, 2005

SHARE Steering Committee

Take a Stand On Big Box

October 26, 2005

Hartford Courant Editorial

Big Stores Have Politicians On Edge
Where To Stand And What To Say Become Major Election Issues
October 19 2005
By KATIE MELONE, Courant Staff Writer

SHARE says responsible expansion needed

By: Ken Harrison , Staff Writer, The Simsbury Post

The Town vs. The Trucks
Development Threatens To Strangle Guilford's Historic Heart
October 2, 2005
By DOLORES HAYDEN

Homeowners on Lookout

September 30, 2005

Hartford Courant Editorial

Group Pushes Big-Box Restrictions

September 28, 2005

By KATIE MELONE, Courant Staff Writer

Support Protection of Rivers

September 29, 2005

Hartford Courant Editorial

Board of Selectmen meets

The Simsbury Board of Selectmen received an update on the status

of the town's newly revised plan of conservation and development

that was given by Director of Community Planning William Voelker.
September 15, 2005

By Ken Harrison & The Simsbury Post

Bring Standards to Bear
August 30 2005

The Hartford Courant

Talk Of Big Box Concerns Residents

August 25, 2005

By KATIE MELONE, Courant Staff Writer

Wal-Mart Finds Big Apple Chilly Toward Big Box
August 22 2005

By PAUL LIEBERMAN, Los Angeles Times

Developer Planning Big-Box Store
Firm Courts Neighbors Of 60-Acre Route 10 Parcel
August 11 2005
By KATIE MELONE, Courant Staff Writer