Clark Lane neighbors expressed their criticisms and concerns Monday night at an introductory meeting for a deed-restricted affordable development of 47
Waterford Local businessman Scott Gladstone, best known for his ownership interest in several Wireless Zone stores in the region, is the most recent developer to pitch an idea for affordable housing to the Planning and Zoning Commission during a meeting Tuesday night.
The commission is in the middle of drafting an affordable housing plan in an effort to increase the percentage of housing deemed affordable in town by state statute, and developers are showing interest.
Meanwhile, two other affordable housing projects are in preliminary stages. There is the prospect of two apartment buildings on Turnpike Road and small, single-family homes expected on Great Neck Road that are not affordable by statute but Planning Director Abby Piersall said they have the potential for lower price points. She expects applications soon.
Host agreements position tech firm for data center development statewide
Host agreements position tech firm for data center development statewide
A property at the corner of Tankwood Road and North Farms Road in Wallingford, Fri., May 21, 2021. A private company wants to build data centers on the site. A truck, bottom right, travels on North Farms Road. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
June 29, 2021 06:48PM By Lauren Takores, Record-Journal staff
A startup tech company wants to develop data centers at five locations across Connecticut, including Wallingford, but some government officials have questioned whether the company is pursuing local permissions in the right order.
The Wallingford Town Council approved an agreement last week with Gotspace Data Partners LLC, a Groton-based company with its business registration in Boston, the first step in bringing data centers to the rural east side of town.
BY KATHRYN BOUGHTON Republican-American
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NEW HARTFORD – The Planning and Zoning Commission last week denied the application of Garrett Homes to build a Dollar General Store on Route 44 south of the village center.
The unanimous vote came after Chairman Theodore Stoutenberg said the application did not meet zoning ordinance parking space requirements.
The applicants had said they would meet the 46-space requirement, but asked that it be reduced to 35 spaces. They argued that Dollar General stores, historically, have not generated that much traffic at any given time.
Not only did Stoutenberg not address the request for fewer spaces, he argued that the applicants had not met the requirement for two handicapped parking spots, which are in addition to the 46 spaces in the regulations.
Opinion: I left the Republican Party because it left me
Chip Beckett
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Chip Beckett, a veterinarian, is a member of the Glastonbury Town Council.Contributed photo
I have spent my whole life in small business, starting by myself and now employing 16 people and providing them with health insurance and retirement benefits. I was a member of the Republican Party because it was the party of opportunity, the party that let you follow your personal pursuit of happiness.
I think this is no longer the core drive of the party.
I left when the Texas attorney general sued to stop four battleground states from casting their votes in the Electoral College. He had support from a majority of the Republican House members.