By Brandon T. Bisceglia
The third denial by town officials for a developer who wants to build a controversial housing development off Turkey Hill Road in Orange took only one meeting.
The Town Plan & Zoning Commission on March 2 opened – and closed – discussion, then unanimously voted to reject a site plan application proposed by a team representing town resident Richard Meisenheimer, who wants to build 10 multifamily residential buildings and a single community building on a compilation of parcels on the 22.5-acre property that he owns.
A different proposal for the same property was the subject of strong opposition in 2018 and was ultimately denied by the Town Plan & Zoning Commission. The current plan for the multifamily development also faced vociferous disapproval from neighbors, who have argued the proposal is too dense for the area. The plan was denied in January 2020 by the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Commission – a decision is currently being appealed.
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer
BEACON FALLS A clerical error in 2017 sparked a chaotic debate Feb. 11 over a proposed housing development in town.
Hopp Brook Developers, LLC, which is based in Shelton, wants to build 109 three-bedroom homes on a 135-acre, undeveloped parcel of land it owns off Oakwood Drive near the Bethany border. The project is dubbed Hopp Brook Estates. Forty acres of the land would be designated for open space.
Some residents have raised concerns about the proposed development, namely how the new homes and residents could strain town services, and the town’s educational costs could increase if an influx of families with children move into town.
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