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Recent as of 11-4-2006 |
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Draft 2007 Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD)
– Now available 
After years of work, the draft of the 2007 Plan of
Conservation and Development has been completed by our Town Planning
Commission. It is available on the Town of
SHARE Volunteers Needed on Election Day!
Many of you have asked repeatedly "What can I do to
prevent a big box store from being built in my town?" or "How can I
help SHARE?". Well, next Tues., 11/7, election day, is your chance to help out! With a large voter
turn out expected, we have a great opportunity for SHARE to educate
Polls are located at Eno Hall,
Follow up – Re: The
Zoning Commission Public Hearing
Dear
Here is a long
email… please stick with us and read it through.
We’d like to follow up on last
Monday night’s public hearing regarding the Zoning Commission’s amendments to
the Town Zoning Regulations. <<Click here to read more>>
Zoning Proposal Stirs Heated Debate
By Diane Struzzi, Hartford Courant - October 17 2006
The public hearing at Eno Memorial Hall drew more than 100 and became
contentious at times, as residents tried to speak over the three-minute limit
set by the zoning commission. They voiced their opposition to big-box retailers
and said they feared losing the bucolic character of
!! Please sign our new Petition !!
We are continuing to collect signatures for our new petition prohibiting
the Town Zoning Commission to amend the current zoning regulations to include
language which would allow Konvover to build their big box development on
either the CL&P land or the land near the skating center. If you have
already signed the petition, we thank you for your support. Please make sure
that all members of your family who are registered voters have also signed the
petition.
Even if you have signed our first petition, or signed up for our mailing
list we still need your signature for this petition, as all signatures will be presented to our Elected Officials.
To sign the petition, please <<click here>>
Thank you for your support.
River Oaks: Big Change Or Big Box?
Rick Green, Hartford
Courant - September 26 2006
If somebody mentions "new urbanism" or "smart growth" again,
I'm going to spit up my double cap decaf latte.
What about developers who just do the right thing - who think about traffic and
congestion and the values of a community at the same time they think about
lining their pockets?
<<Click here to read more>>
Proposed Zoning Revision Prompts Big-Box Fears
Diane Struzzi, Hartford Courant - September 20 2006
SIMSBURY -- A proposed change to the town's zoning regulations that supports
mixed-use development has spurred concern among a homeowners' organization
opposed to big-box retail developments. <<Click here to read more>>
Reality Of Big
Boxes
In “A Kinder,
Gentler Big Box?” [July 23, Place Section], columnist Tom Condon asks, “Can a
big box be part of an appealing mixed-use development?” There are two answers:
a theoretical “maybe”, but a realistic “no.” <<Click here to read more>>
Highway to the Danger Zone
The battle over River Oaks, a big-box development in
Nathan Conz, The
Monday
night, there was an elephant in the room at a special meeting of the Simsbury
Zoning Commission.
That
elephant was the pending creation of River Oaks, a mixed-use, big-box
development planned by Konover Development Corporation on land off
A large, vocal citizens group, Simsbury Homeowners
Advocating Responsible Expansion (SHARE), opposes the development and, on
Monday, they joined Zoning Commission members, a handful of other town
officials and one devilishly handsome reporter to fill a conference room. <<Click here to read more>>
The Myth Of Big Bucks And Big Box
Developments
Tom Sevigny,
Hartford Courant - July 23 2006
I recently had the
pleasure of attending a SHARE (Simsbury Homeowners Advocating Responsible Expansion)
sponsored forum on River Oaks, the proposed big box development - or should I
say lifestyle center - on Route 10. <<Click here to read more>>