Protect the Partrick Wetlands
and our Community
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& the Protection of all our Communities
ARS FILES NEW APPLICATION TO P&Z
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Without the sewer ARS cannot go forward with current plan
This battle won, the war continues
The Planning and Zoning Commission is charged with protecting our community character, our safety and our property values. Their mandate is to save open space, prevent over population, minimize traffic and to preserve Westport as we know it. Make them do just that and not give it all away to developers.
Our petition drive was a great success, over 2200 people asked that the town deny this proposal and protect open space. Thank You Westport!!!Below are different things to read regarding this issue (some are Adobe PDF files, get the reader click here)
Regulations:
P&Z Zoning Regs for the OSRD (pdf) (the zone of the development)
The entire P&Z Regulations
Read about special permitting and more. Development is a crap shoot with this.
Speeches & Arguments against the development:
No Cluster Buffer Zone Text Amendment (November 2002)
7-0 Denial w/o Prejudice, Excavation and Fill
Arthur Cohen Appeals - Should have been with Prejudice
Articles:
Letters to the Editor:
By going to the Planning and Zoning office you can see the plans submitted in their entirety. Take a moment and take a look, ask questions of the staff, it will give you a full understanding of what is about to happen to our community.
Presentation in opposition to 22 House Cluster Development on the Partrick Wetlands May 22. (Powerpoints in HTML for latest browsers. More presentations to come)
The Decision
Original Argument for the "No Cluster Buffer," text change to the OSRD zone.
Summation Argument for the "No Cluster Buffer," text change to the OSRD zone.
Note: These decisions have no bearing on the rest of the application's conformity or approval with regard to the regulations. If environmental concerns are appeased then ARS needs to file a new application and everything is open for discussion again.
7-0 Denial w/o Prejudice, Special Permit
ARS Appeal of Excavation and Fill Denial
ARS Appeal of Special Permit Denial
Partrick Wetlands Members appeal as well - Zoning regs not considered and to protect future full review
ARS Files, Neighbors ready
Same Rehashed Plan
ARS Refiles
Defies P&Z and Sewer is Still a Question
Westport and Norwalk Residents wary of sewer, testing for toxins
Task Force decision needed and Independent study mandated
ARS Flip Flops on Paying for Testing
They want a cheaper one, and even less thorough
P&Z Staff Takes Turned Down Testing to ARS
ARS Agrees to Pay $33K, but this test is not comprehensive.
Board of Finance Turns Down $33K Testing
Developer should Pay & Study not good
Norwalk Mayor Forms Cranbury Task Force
Will study over-developement and Newtown Sewer Extension as it relates to Norwalk and Westport
Sewer being reviewed by Norwalk
Westport Paper Picks up on it.
Denial w/o Prejudice Pondered
There was no passive approval - one commissioner speaks up
Norwalk Mayor to Review Sewer Approval
The sewer is the key to all development of the wetlands
Neighbors Appeal P&Z Decision
Denial should have been with Prejudice
ARS Appeals Zoning Commission Denial
P&Z Denies ARS Plan
Environmental issues cited, testing needed
P&Z Hints at Denial of ARS Plan
Denial without prejudice so they can test
Izzo Says Sell Jaeger and Buy Partrick Wetlands
Farrell intrigued???
Jaerger Property and Parking lots cost too much
Sell it and buy Partrick
P&Z Closes Hearing
Farrell asks Commission to Test the Land
Town Attorney Suggests more Testing of the Land
Independent Third Party Needed
Bernhard, Freedman join opponents of Partrick proposal
State Rep and State Senator step up the pressure
Arsenic, Coyotes, Sewers and Traffic
Public comes out in droves in opposition
P&Z Dept. Takes Another Look at ARS Proposal
The planned development of 22 homes could be in jeopardy
P&Z Staff adopts new road designation for Partrick Road
precluding approval of the proposed development off of this country road. (Press Release)
Opponents have their say in P&Z
Critics of Plan come out in Force
State Rep. Ken Bernhard Joins Fight Against Large Development
PWPF Pickets William Pitt Realestate Hearings are coming up, and things are heating up
Partrick Wetlands Group Questions Bloom's Clout Town Attorney making policy?
Sewer Foes Criticize Farrell
Neighbors Ready for P&Z Fight
Neighbors Stage Protest of Proposed Housing Plan
It was cold and still they came to protect the land and their community.
P&Z Denies "No Cluster Buffer," no relief for the community.
The project will still be out of character and will harm property values
P&Z Discusses Open Space Zone Proposal
P&Z in Work Session on the "No Cluster Buffer" text amendment are split. Decision Pending.
Neighbors Rally Against Developers
Norwalk Does not need the Sewer Extension
Over Development Affects both Norwalk and Westport
Traffic must be looked at Globally
Protect us from our Protectors (Town Attorney seems to support development)
No Passive Approval Given
Denial, Thanks for Listening
P&Z Should Deny ARS Application - Stop worrying about the courts
Good, Test, But it's Not the Only Issue
Urges P&Z to do the Right Thing
In Good Faith - Testing the land is right
Halt Developement - The White Barns adds to the attack
Open Letter - Test the Land
Whose the Victim here? - It's not ARS
Impressed by Support, the public came out
Seeking Leadership, P&Z please Lead
Flushing out the Issues, Unanswered questions about the sewer and the 8-24 Request
Test the Soil and Protect the Aquifer and the Residents
Partrick Hearings Continue June 12 (22 houses on 9 acres is the issue)
Well Water is not the only Health Issue
Partrick Issue has become a Political Movement
Aquifer Needs Protection
Don't Mock the Petition Larry
P&Z is the People's Venue on May 22
No Reason to Laud ARS
ARS has No Ringing Endorsement going into P&Z
Westport's Largest Remaining Open Space (56 acres) Is In Trouble
Who is Protecting the Citizens? One Opinion is Shaping Policy
Yes P&Z, You should Review the Prior Decisions and use Outside Consultants
Wake up Westporters this affects you all
Life long resident says development is a bad idea
P&Z Should Approve the OSRD Text Change and Stand up for what is Right