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Post by SyZyGy on Mar 25, 2009 5:06:37 GMT -5
[Now that the Town Council has voted for this, is there anything the citizens can do to prevent the money from being spent? No! |
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Post by oldetowne on Mar 25, 2009 7:23:14 GMT -5
wrong. Petitions are being circulated to have a referendum on the question. Sign one, get others to sign it, and if there are enough signatures, the voters WILL be able to decide.
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Post by cruzrt on Mar 25, 2009 17:04:50 GMT -5
Will someone please post names and-or phone numbers of persons who are circulating those anti-purchase petitions?
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Post by oldetowne on Mar 26, 2009 10:17:55 GMT -5
Bill Smyers at 563-9375 probably has some.
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Post by standish on Mar 30, 2009 18:47:34 GMT -5
Anyone know how many signatures were turned in by the deadline today?
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Post by SyZyGy on Mar 30, 2009 20:18:31 GMT -5
Standish asked: Not enough? Silent!
Enough and a little more?
Clerk and shark face off! |
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Post by oldetowne on Apr 3, 2009 10:42:58 GMT -5
The town clerk certified over 1060 names. The Council will schedule the referendum on Monday night, probably for May 12.
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Post by ThinkingMama on Apr 3, 2009 10:54:52 GMT -5
Without getting into the merits of this particular issue, I am so glad our town charter allows citizens the right of referendum. If only we had that same right for the town budget...
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Post by SyZyGy on Apr 8, 2009 7:35:05 GMT -5
Some Council action on Mon., April 6:
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Apr 10, 2009 7:24:25 GMT -5
Some Council action on Mon., April 6: [/color][/size][/quote][/quote][/right] I am surprised that the vote was 9-0-0. Perhaps one of the three Republicans can explain their vote on Forrest's obfuscated motion (just the type of maneuver that Betty Rosannia denigrates). |
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Apr 13, 2009 9:40:34 GMT -5
AN INVESTMENT
Glastonbury Hoping To Add
Winter Hill Farm To Its Protected Land Holdings
By GRACE E. MERRITT
April 13, 2009
GLASTONBURY —
.....Like a long-term investor, Glastonbury has steadily socked away farms and other slivers of land as they become available since the late 1960s. Now, 50 years later, this upper-income suburb has managed to buy up an impressive 1,500 acres of open space in its mission to help preserve its rural vistas, protect wildlife and set aside land for recreation. It is a goal the whole town seems to embrace......
The effort hasn't been cheap. The town has invested about $21 million over the years in buying up property for open space.....
<Do the math!
$21,000,000 / 1,500 acres = $_14,000___/acre>
At the time, the town started a program to protect conservation easements, getting property owners to agree to leave slivers of their properties that lined brooks or forests in their natural state, Leslie said. Since then, the 52-square-mile town has accumulated an estimated 500 conservation easements......
"Before, it would have had to be done through a special appropriation or referendum, which could take several months or up to a year," Town Manager Richard Johnson said.
Now, in most cases, the town can bond for the land after two public hearings and reviews by town planning and finance boards.
"Glastonbury's bonding process has been a real model of success for other towns. They have reserves to go to so when opportunities arise, the money is in place — rather than having to go to the community each and every time to ask for money," said Shelley Green, Lower Connecticut River program director for the Connecticut chapter of The Nature Conservancy, which has partnered with the town to buy two properties......
Some of the larger purchases, such as the Winter Hill horse farm, still go to referendum.
The town hopes to buy the 140-acre farm, which breeds and trains Percheron horses, for $3.7 million, a price town leaders say is about $500,000 below market value. A public hearing on the farm purchase is scheduled for Tuesday at 8 p.m. in council chambers of Glastonbury Town Hall.....
What Glastonbury wants to spend this time:
<Do the math!
$3,700,000 / 140 acres = $_26,428___/acre>
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What the Wethersfield Town Council wants to spend this time:
<Do the math!
$3,500,000 / 81 acres = $__43,209___/acre>
Click for the FULL story
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Apr 14, 2009 9:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by BuckWheat on Apr 14, 2009 21:55:45 GMT -5
I'm sure they will present the mailer in "political double speak" in hope that the "sheep" will not understand, be confused and vote in their favor, then remind everyone they were right all along.
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Post by SyZyGy on Apr 15, 2009 6:25:28 GMT -5
Three Republicans --
(Okayed numberless Question)
-- Spineless once again! |
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Post by Dr.Ken Sokolowski on Apr 15, 2009 10:58:12 GMT -5
For Your Information:
The originator and organizer of the May 12 referendum regarding the Wilkus Farm properties, John Miller is featured on YouTube:
- - - BigBill, Good to see that you have resurrected the YouTube clip! Thanks! |
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