Leftover Real Estate Notes from 4-28-06

By JOANNA LESTIC

Published: May 05, 2006 12:00 am

Leftover Real Estate Notes from 4-28-06

East Pembroke Road,

Danbury

Michael Sweeny of Fleetwood, N.Y., purchased a home at 20 East Pembroke Road, Danbury, from the Preterottis.

Karen Michel, ABR, of Coldwell Banker Curtiss & Crandon sold the property, which was listed by Susan Hegarty of William Raveis Real Estate of Danbury.

Attorney Joseph Capalbo of Stamford represented the seller and attorney Michael Nahoum of Newtown represented the buyer.

North Georges Hill Road, Southbury

John H. and Judy M. Schwerdle purchased a home at 150 North Georges Hill Road, Southbury, from Bernard and Sarah Findley of Newtown.

Lee W. Glover of Coldwell Banker Curtiss & Crandon listed the property, which was sold by Kris Gumbulevich of Country View Real Estate.

Attorney George Wakelee of Newtown represented the seller and attorney Natalia Smith represented the buyer.

Short Hill Road

Charlene and Richard Giacin of Arizona purchased a home at 3 Short Hill Road from Tom Maguire of Newtown.

Jan Wilson of Coldwell Banker Curtiss & Crandon listed the property, which was sold by Pat MacInnis of William Pitt Sothebyâs International.

Attorney Steve Saverese of Newtown represented the seller and attorney Celia Barnum of Newtown represented the buyer.

Crows Nest Lane

Eric and Kathryn Hanson purchased 1 Crows Nest Lane from William and Jennifer Tiszai.

Heather Rodriguez of William Pitt Sothebyâs International Realty listed the property, which was sold by Russ Neumann of Neumann Real Estate.

Attorneys Baillie, Hall & Hershman of Cheshire, represented the sellers and attorney Karen NeJame of Danbury represented the buyers.

Southbury Road, Roxbury

Tom and Sheila Goffe purchased 212 Southbury Road, Roxbury, from Michael and Marilou Gari.

Jane Phillips of William Pitt Sothebyâs International Realty sold the property in cooperation with the listing agent, Shelly Rosen of Prudential Connecticut Realty.

Attorney Michael Rybak from Litchfield represented the sellers and attorney Anne Ragusa of Newtown represented the buyer.

Padanaram Drive, Danbury

Molony Property Management purchased 7 Padanaram Drive, Danbury, from Joe and Donna Rahtelli.

Margo Snellback of William Pitt Sothebyâs International Realty listed the property, which was sold by Michael Ghounem of Buyers Capital Real Estate.

Attorney Ed Walsh of Bridgeport represented the sellers and attorney Jim Smith of Bethel represented the buyers.

Mayfield Drive, Trumbull

Michelle Abriola purchased 114 Mayfield Drive, Trumbull, from Ann Miller.

Glynis Sharp of William Pitt Sothebyâs International Realty listed the property, which was sold by Judy Cicalese of ReMax Right Choice.

Attorney Anne Ragusa of Newtown, represented the sellers and attorney Raymond Heshe of Bridgeport represented the buyers.

Wildhorse Court, Monroe

James and Cristi Walker purchased a home at 80 Wildhorse Court, Monroe, from Thomas and Terri Ann Kennedy.

Patti Meyer, GRI, with Coldwell Banker Bob Tendler Real Estate was the listing agent and also negotiated the sale.

Attorney Virginia Mihalko of Shelton represented the sellers while Walker and Associates of Stamford represented the buyers.

Grey Rock Road, Southbury

Scott and Adriane Gish purchased a home at 26 Grey Rock Road, Southbury, from James and Maureen Conway.

Lee Boyle with Coldwell Banker Bob Tendler Real Estate was the listing agent while Ann Terrill with Century 21 McConnell was the selling agent.

Attorney Jim Driscoll of Southbury represented the sellers and attorney Tim Deakin of Danbury represented the buyers.

Heritage Village, Southbury

Angela Kristensen and Peter Frisbie of Wethersfield purchased a home at 51 A Heritage Village, Southbury, from James P. Lauser.

Lee W. Glover of Coldwell Banker Curtiss & Crandon listed the property, which was sold by Gerry Sran of Century 21 Lombardi.

Attorney Charles Henry of Southbury represented the seller and attorney Anthony DePerrio of Danbury represented the buyer.

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Reservoir Rd. does indeed appear to have an interesting history that I often ponder as I hike the Rochambeau Trail. Early on it was apparently part of a main route from the center of the Borough to Taunton, which went up Mt. Pleasant Rd. and then roughly followed a watershed boundary from Mount Pleasant to Taunton Hill. When the current switchback road was built from West St. to Castle Hill in the 1800s, replacing the indirect route through the campground that Rochambeau used, the part of that original route to Taunton now known as Reservoir Rd. became redundant. But on an 1868 town map and topographic maps from 1892 and 1915, it looks like both routes were still maintained as roads. By the time of the 1934 aerial survey of CT, the connection to Mount Pleasant Rd. (maybe called Reservoir Rd. by then since the reservoir is visible) even had two outlets onto Castle Hill Rd. Since it is only shown as a partial dashed line on a 1953 topographic map, it may have stopped being maintained as a passable through road by then. But on a 1963 topographic map, where the section down to Knollwood Dr. had become a normal road again, the other end is shown as a dashed-line road, still with two connections to Castle Hill Rd., and a structure on the east side where one can still find remnants of a house today. Maybe a longtime resident can add comments about what it looked like in the 1950s and 1960s?

Clarity on Reservoir Road and the Rochambeau Trail

Please stop referring to your fellow Newtowners as the Mob. I was at the Legislative Council meeting where Mr. Pisani insulted the intelligence of a room full of Newtown voters; twice, and not in a satirical way. Plenty of new projects have been given the green light - the repurposing of the Taunton Press property is a welcome addition to Town, a new retail center is under construction on Church Hill Rd there are ongoing plans for the existing Fairfield Hills campus. Newtown is a wonderful place to live. Kudos to the Town officials who have managed to grow Newtown and maintain a small town feel, which may mean saying no to development more often than you would like. There will always be two sides to any proposal - different points of view are welcome and essential - name calling adds nothing to the conversation.

Who is Calling Newtowners Stupid?

Appreciate your perspective. Rather than litiate all of your opinions expressed here, here....I would like correct your opinion about the BOS having the final authority on road discontinuance decisions. State statute (CT GS 13a-49), requires the BOS' decision to be approvate by a majority vote at a regular or special town meeting (just like the one Newtown had a few years back to decide to spend the money to build an addition onto the High School). In towns that no longer have any town meetings, that responsibility would fall on the town's representaive government, or legislative body....in Newtown's case, our Legislative Council. Failure to follow this statutory process is but one of the reasons the town/the BOS is being sued.

There are many private roads in Newtown where they property owner owns right to the center line, for example this is often true in the lake communities. Many of these roads predate and do not conform to the Town's roads standard and therefore the Town never accepted them into the Town road system. Does the Town actually own this road?

It’s important to clarify the tone and context of Derek Pisani’s remarks, particularly the satirical line about suing Newtown for "Gross Stupidity." This was clearly a tongue-in-cheek jab at the exhausting culture of legal threats that’s become a staple on the local Facebook Group forums. It was a reflection of frustration over endless regulatory hurdles and obstructionism, and the desire to avoid common sense solutions not an insult aimed at residents. Satire, is meant to provoke thought and highlight the absurdities. If we are unable to distinguish between satire and literal threats, perhaps the comment hit closer to the truth than we’d like to admit. Rather than focusing on Pisanis style, we should be discussing the substance of what he’s pointing out: that Newtown’s progress is being routinely blocked by a small but vocal contingent who seem intent on saying “no” at every turn. They are saying no to any development, no to common sense solutions to crowd control, etc. Newtown deserves leaders who are willing to call things as they see them, even if their language ruffles feathers. That doesn’t mean they lack respect for constituents—it means they care enough to challenge the Mob and push for solutions. Isn't that what we elect people to do? I applaud Pisani's dedication, he certainly has earned my vote. Regardless, let’s not reduce conversation to tone-policing and outrage. Let’s focus on the issues that matter.

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