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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 [...]

Thu
9
Aug '07

Video of Cheshire Town Council meetings now available

While the list of available videos is rather short right now, you’ll find a link to the new video index located on the navigation bar over at The Cheshire Town Post. Each meeting will have its own post. The video index page will tie them together.
Here’s the first video page: Cheshire Town Council Meeting [...]

Sat
21
Jul '07

A Conversation With The Cheshire Herald About Their Misleading Poll

Note: This is cross-posted over at the Cheshire Town Post. I’ll often be doing that. This is still my primary blog for local or political issues. The CTP is an open forum for everyone, and over there I’m just another poster (or, I will be once people get used to writing their own posts).
Two days [...]

Wed
18
Jul '07

Chris Murphy, back on the corner

Earlier this month, Chris Murphy stood by the entrance doors of the Cheshire Stop & Shop. He shook hands, answered questions, and lent an ear as part of his “Congress on Your Corner” campaign.
from his initial “Congress on Your Corner” mailing:
Over the next two years, working together, we can reinvent how government works. [...]

Mon
16
Jul '07

The Cheshire Town Post is now open.

Please drop by to visit, and register for, The Cheshire Town Post . It’s an open forum where residents provide all the content. Councilman Tim White’s blog, Tim White Listens, has done a great job of bringing Cheshire together for discussion. In that tradition, I am hosting the Cheshire Town Post in order to provide [...]

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, [...]

Mon
2
Jul '07

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

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. [...]