Date: Fri 09-Aug-1996

By STEVE BIGHAM

Published: Aug 11, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: STEVEB

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property-transfers

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REAL ESTATE

STD HD: Land Transfers...

Timothy Holian of Newtown to Cheryl Ann Thierfelder of Newtown, property at

195 Berkshire Road, $131,250; Walnut Tree Developers, Inc of Newtown to SNET

of New Haven, property at 26 Walnut Tree Hill Road, $3,000; Philip F. and

Kathleen A. McGovern of Newtown to Martin F. and Marlene C. of Danbury,

property at 13 Bonnie Brae Drive, $147,000; Charles and Rosalie Newman of

Newtown to Newman Holdings LLC of Newtown, property at 140 Huntingtown Road,

quit claim; Rita Jordana of Stratford to Far Away Meadows LLC of Hamden,

property at 4 Nutmeg Lane, $65,000.

Judith C. Friedman of Gales Ferry, Ct to Lori Hoagland and Robert Hoagland of

Ridgefield, property at 94 Glen Road, $174,900; Cavaliere & Sons Building

Contracts Inc of Newtown to Cavaliere & Sons of Newtown, property at

Equestrian Ridge Road, quit claim; Cavaliere & Sons Inc of Newtown to Peter

and Linda Hood of Wilton, property at 10 Equestrian Ridge Road, $607,152; John

Slominski of Newtown to William and Bridget Paskey of Dassel, Minn, property

at 90 Castle Hill Road, $209,900; Judith A. Lynch of Newtown to UEM

Properties, Inc of Dallas, Texas, property at 6-10 Wilderness Road, $100,000.

Carol J. Conger of Newtown to John W. Conger of Newtown, property at 72 Great

Hill Road, quit claim; Frank P. Barrow of Norwalk to Lynn C. Barrow of

Newtown, property at 25 Sheppard Hill Road, quit claim; John J. Borruso of

Newtown to Joan G. Borruso of Newtown, property at 7 Galilee Way, quit claim;

Theodore Norwich of Fairfield to Dennis and Kimberly Norwich of Bridgeport,

property at 63 Shady Rest, quit claim; Dennis and Karen Larabee of Pinehurst,

NC to Keith and Jean Campbell Porter of Greenwich, Ct, property at 28

Brookwood Drive, $328,500; Wayne and Ina Strawn of Newtown to Paul and

Madeline O'Brien of Westfield, NJ, property at 24 Old Farm Hill Road,

$341,000.

Benjamin C. Pilchard of Newtown to Michael J. Remitz and Maureen A. Remitz of

Ann Arbor, Michigan, property at 78 Yearling Lane, $397,500; Scott Alan Frokop

of Newtown to Dorene A. Neylon of New Milford, property at 66 Head O' Meadow

Road, $208,900; Raul and Shirley Camejo to Richard Schumacher and Caroline

Short of Trumbull, property at 45 Hundred Acres Road, $220,000; Judith Kimball

of Fairfield to Thurley Burns of 65 High Meadow Road, Southport, Ct, property

at 2 Lovells Lane, $220,000; Susan C. Aragi of Washington Depot, Ct to Samaha,

LLC of Prospect, Ct, property at 5 Farm Field Ridge Road, $115,000.

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Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

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Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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