Thursday, May 11: 9:31 am, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded; 9:44 am, medical call, 4 Edgewood Drive, Sandy Hook responded.

By ANDY GOROSKO

Published: May 19, 2006 12:00 am

Thursday, May 11: 9:31 am, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded; 9:44 am, medical call, 4 Edgewood Drive, Sandy Hook responded.

Friday, May 12: 7:27 am, alarm, 68 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Sandy Hook and Hook & Ladder responded; 9:36 am, wires down, Platts Hill Road, Botsford responded; 3:27 pm, motor vehicle accident, South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 5:44 pm, alarm, 42 Boulevard, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 7:05 pm, alarm, 201 South Main Street, Botsford responded.

Saturday, May 13: 8:59 am, wires down, Huntingtown Road, Botsford responded.

Sunday, May 14: 3:01 pm, alarm, 10 Daniels Hill Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:56 pm, alarm, 61 Bear Hills Road, Botsford responded.

Monday, May 15: 12:07 pm, alarm, 38 Taunton Hill Road, Hawleyville and Dodgingtown responded; 1:04 pm, alarm, 22 Main Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 1:25 pm, medical call, 172 Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded.

Tuesday, May 16: 3:18 pm, hazardous condition, Hattertown Road, Dodgingtown responded; 6:11 pm, medical call, 139 Toddy Hill Road, Botsford responded; 7:43 pm, alarm, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 8:49 pm, motor vehicle accident, 123 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded.

Wednesday, May 17: 6:51 am, smoke condition, 20 Narragansett Trail, Sandy Hook, Hook & ladder, and Hawleyville responded; 2:42 pm, motor vehicle accident, South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 3:17 pm, request for entry assistance, 3 Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:02 pm, medical call, 103 South Main Street, Hook & Ladder responded; 7:46 pm, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hawleyville responded.

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Bruce’s letter paints a picture of runaway development, but the real story is the collapse of local cooperation — not the rise of §8-30g. That law has been on the books since 1990. For decades, towns and developers worked together to shape projects that made sense: added sidewalks, deeper setbacks, fewer units — genuine compromise. What’s changed isn’t the law, it’s the politics. A loud social media mob has made any compromise politically toxic. The “no growth” crowd demands nothing be built anywhere, ever, and bullies anyone who suggests otherwise. Planning and zoning boards no longer negotiate; they hunker down, hoping to appease the Facebook comment section. But here’s the irony — when compromise dies, developers stop compromising too. Once a project triggers §8-30g, the town can fight it, but state law ensures the developer will eventually win. So instead of working out a reasonable design, everyone heads to court. The developer doubles the unit count to pay for the lawyers, and the town burns taxpayer money trying to lose more slowly. That’s how we end up with the very projects the NIMBY mob fears — because they made reasonable development impossible. If people truly care about Newtown’s character, they need to stop the performative outrage and start engaging in real planning again. Screaming “no” to everything isn’t preservation — it’s self-sabotage.

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I’m honestly surprised Bruce had to look up what an “agreement in principle” means. After years of business experience and managing 200 people, I would have expected that term to be familiar by now. Hard to believe it’s a new concept at this stage in his career. Although rest assured Newtown, vote row A and when times get tough, we have Google to help the selectman.

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I asked AI what does agreement in principle mean An "agreement in principle" is a preliminary, non-binding understanding reached between two or more parties that outlines the fundamental terms of a future contract. It is considered a stepping stone toward a formal, legally enforceable agreement. This type of agreement is used to establish mutual intent and a basic framework for negotiations before the parties commit to a detailed, final contract.

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Thursday, May 11: 9:31 am, motor vehicle accident, I-84, Hook & Ladder and Hawleyville responded; 9:44 am, medical call, 4 Edgewood Drive, Sandy Hook responded.

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