Save Westport - Protect the Partrick Wetlands and our Community

PWPF Changing Name and Adjusting Focus
PARTRICK OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE
Website change in the works, click to read press release

PARTRICK WETLANDS DEDICATED AS OPEN SPACE
The Achievement is the Community's and so is the Land

Mission Complete
Earthplace Accepts the land

Arthur Cohen, Rob Chasin, Sean Timmins, Matthew Mandell & John Horkel
hold the deed at the Earthplace Green Earth Gala.
Earthplace to Steward land

Donation and Open Space Ceremony

Matthew Mandell & Sean Timmins receive a Governor's Proclamation from Chris Tymniak of her office on behalf of the PWPF at a ceremony marking the Donation and Open Space Dedication, January 2007.

Watch a 5 minute video on-line of the dedication ceremony

Conservation Easement given to CT DEP and the Westport Conservation Commission

For more info about the ceremony click here.

WETLANDS SAVED As Deal is Struck!!!

Governor M. Jodi Rell Congratulates the PWPF on saving Open Space

Phase I, "Saving the Land" complete
Phase II, "Maintaining and Stewarding" begins
*** Fundraising for Phase II starts ***
Please Donate

CT DEP Commissioner McCarthy visits the wetlands, promises help

PWPF, ARS & Town Reach Agreement

The 22 acre southeastern side of the property will be donated to the PWPF
ARS will build 13 houses, a 58% decrease from original proposal of 31
Private, single-purpose, sprawlless sewer line will seve only these 13 homes
Westport Sewer Avoidance Area Enacted

Read the PWPF Press Release
Read the news articles | Read the Stipulated Agreement

P&Z votes 5-0 (photo by Ron Malone, thanks Ron)

Winter on the Wetlands and Poplar Plains Brook

Matthew Mandell Interviewed on the Radio about Smart Growth and the Achievements of the PWPF
Click here to listen to the MP3 Podcast (5.5mb)

Neighborhood Groups Gathering

Protect the Partrick Wetlands
and our Community

PWPF Co-Director Sean Timmins and member Cynthia Noreke were each honored by the Westport Historic District Commission for Preserving their homes.
Click here for article in Westportnow.com

You all know the land, the former FD Rich property, between Partrick Road and Newtown Turnpike (location map). The Partrick wetlands is a fabulous habitat, home to countless animals and abundant in plant life. This precious resource is one of the largest recharge areas for the aquifer that brings most of us our drinking water. ARS Partners is going to put a clustered sub-division on it that could pollute our water, harm the wetlands ecosystem and overcrowd the Old Hill and Newtown neighborhoods.
We need your help.

Background --- Site Map --- Email the Town

In a Nutshell, the Proposed Development May:

Harm the aquifer and foul our drinking water, through contamination. Why?
Adversely and irreparably impact the wetland ecosystem. Why?
Steal and destroy a valuable open space resource from all of us. Why?
Encroach on a community with out of character clustered housing. Why?

The White Barn Theater Property, also on Partrick and Newtown, is now in jeopardy of being over developed with 13-23 houses. In a new form of Regional Cooperation, we are working with our Norwalk neighbors, the Save Cranbury Association, to prevent that from occuring.

Partrick Wetlands Preservation and Save Cranbury Honor Norwalk Officials
for protecting the rural and historic quality of our neighborhoods

SCA member Jill Montesanto, PWPF Co-director Sean Timmins, SCA Director Joanne Jackson, Honorees Mayor Alex Knopp, Senator Bob Duff, Councilman Doug Hempstead, Councilman Bruce Kimmel, PWPF Director Matthew Mandell.

Make a Tax Deductible Donation to our Cause

Sewer Extension Information

The sewer allows over-delopment of the wetlands and will bring great change to the entire region

News

Read about breaking information; published articles and more.

Hearings & Meetings

Know when the next public hearings are and what they are about. Attend these meeting and let your voice be heard.

Conservation Information

Protect our environment!!! Read about what's happening in the Conservation Commission. Their regulations, arguments to protect the wetlands, news articles and published opinions.

Planning and Zoning Information

Protect our Community!!! Read about what's happing in the Planning & Zoning Commission. Their regulations, arguments to protect the community from over-development, news articles and published opinions.

Public Opinion

Read letters to the editors written by your Westport neighbors.

Links and other Important Information

Email addresses of town officials, editors of newspapers and important websites.

Click on any email to the town link and send an email to the Planning Zoning Commission, the Conservation Commssion and Selectwoman with your support to protect the Partrick Wetlands.
Email INFO@SAVEWESTPORT.COM to join the growing list of concerned citizens. Emails will be sent to you about pressing matters and information to act upon.

TOGETHER WE CAN WIN

Partrick Wetlands Preservation Fund
38 Partrick Road
Westport, CT 06880
203-226-4105
INFO@SAVEWESTPORT.COM

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