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Fri
30
Nov '07

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

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in cheshire, activism, environment, development - (0)

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)

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in activism, environment, cheshire, connecticut, development, politics - (1)

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?

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in cheshire, activism, environment, development - (0)

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 […]

Mon
2
Jul '07

Proposed changes to the Town of Cheshire Plan of Conservation and Development

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in cheshire, activism, environment, connecticut - (1)

At the risk of sounding a bit bitter, I have no idea how the same webmaster that only links to the very last set of Planning and Zoning minutes managed to add a brand new hyperlink to the side bar. It’s for the Proposed Revisions to Cheshires Plan of Conservation and Development and Zoning Regulations. […]

Thu
21
Jun '07

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

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in democracy, activism, free-speech, media, environment, cheshire, development - (8)

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

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in environment, cheshire, connecticut, development - (3)

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
9
Apr '07

Cheney Carried Off by Eagle

Part of Craig Houghton's adventure in environment, Dick Cheney, humor - (0)

This untouched photo clearly depicts Vice President Dick “Shooter” Cheney right before he was carried off by a Steller’s Eagle. Apparently, quails have connections… Photo from here.

Photo from Eagleworld of Denmark.
UPDATE: No untouched photo is ever going to match this brilliant shot posted over at Sparkle Pony.