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Fri
18
Jan '08

Leaked draft of findings for the W/S Development Zone Map Change

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post.

It is the opinion of the Commission that this proposal meets the requirements of this standard.
This doesn’t look like good news for fans of process. In fact, it’s downright humiliating for anyone that has endured hours of meetings listening to a W/S sales pitch while waiting […]

Fri
30
Nov '07

“Massive, massive traffic” in Clinton Crossing, Cheshire next?

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post.
Fast-forward five years. What will it be like to navigate Cheshire’s north-end during the holidays? Will we describe the maddening standstill on route 10 as “10 pounds of flour being stuffed into a five-pound bag?” Read the article below.
Remember, the clients W/S manages to hook will […]

Mon
17
Sep '07

Comments regarding the 9/4 Inland Wetlands meeting on the north-end development (mall)

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post.

Attend the next meeting!

Inland Wetlands meeting, Tuesday, Sept. 18th at 7:30PM
Council Chambers at Town Hall, 84 South Main Street

The following are some thoughts offered by some people who attended the 9/4 Inland Wetlands meeting. Meeting minutes available here.
In the following comments, M&M stands for Milone and […]

Wed
22
Aug '07

Will environmental concerns spare both Cheshire and wood turtles?

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post.

If Cheshire manages to avoid the impending disaster that is the W/S mall, I hope its due to the efforts of its 27,000+ residents and not a competing mall, but I’ll take what I can get.
from MRJ, City mall might try to block Cheshire project (hat […]

Tue
24
Jul '07

The Conquest of Cheshire’s North-End Interchange Zone: Operation Sell Out

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post.

Cartoon by Craig Houghton
And, in case you haven’t heard about the (surprise!) hotel, here’s a front-page Record Journal article on the subject.
Many thanks to Al Sanders for sending along the article and asking this question:

Many of the people that wanted the I/C zone to remain unchanged […]

Mon
2
Jul '07

Help save Cheshire by decorating a tree!

Some of you may have seen this house. Follow the example!

A poster on your property is a starting point — people will see it and they’ll want to know more. Be sure to only post these on your own property. My thanks go to Al Sanders for providing the signs, the pictures in this post, […]

Thu
21
Jun '07

Cheshire Developers are Bending the Rules and Selling-Out the Town

Cheshire, we’re getting screwed.
A handful of local developers have stitched themselves into the political fabric of this town. For years they’ve used their pull to shape Cheshire as one might design a product or grow a brand. People have come for the schools, the very visible and very charming pockets of farmland, the tree-lined low-crime […]

Sat
12
May '07

Photos of the North-End Property

The pictures and captions below were sent to me by a reader. I’m posting them here as-sent. I’m due credit for neither the text nor the photos. In addition to reminding me what power there is in the Ten-Mile River after a good rain, these photos left me thinking about all the formerly ‘undeveloped’ land […]

Mon
7
May '07

The Interchange Zone, Cheshire Connecticut

It’s about time I wrote about this local issue. There’s a 400 acre zone of “undeveloped” land here in Cheshire Connecticut that has had developers salivating for quite a while. In fact, a Massachusetts based company here, W/S Development, now has a good firm grip on that parcel, and they’ll probably end-up getting a big […]