Occupation: I'm a museum consultant. I do exhibits and collection care for museums across the country and I'm expanding to do care for private collectors and businesses. I do any form of collectibles, not just art. I'm also a freelance writer f

By NANCY CREVIER

Published: Apr 17, 2009 12:00 am

Occupation: Iâm a museum consultant. I do exhibits and collection care for museums across the country and Iâm expanding to do care for private collectors and businesses. I do any form of collectibles, not just art. Iâm also a freelance writer for motorcycle magazines.

Family: I am married to Suzanne. I have two stepdaughters, Lauren, who is just 13, and Madeleine, who is almost 16.

Pets: We have two cats, Betsy and Simba. Betsy is 8 and Simba is 1 year old. Betsy was a stray and we got Simba when one of our neighborâs cats had kittens.

How long have you lived in Newtown? I have lived here since 1999.

What do you like to do in your free time? I love to ride my motorcycle, especially through the Litchfield Hills or Vermont and Maine. I have a Moto Guzzi California. I do like to go to museums, and I read a lot of motorcycle magazines to keep current.

Do you have a favorite author? Neal Stephenson. He writes speculative fiction. Itâs like science fiction, but not so far into the future. I just finished Quicksilver, and am about to go on with the rest of the trilogy, called The Baroque Cycle.

Do you have a favorite travel destination? The Caribbean Islands, or anywhere in the Southwest that I can get to by motorcycle. Suzanne and I rode out to the Grand Canyon area in 2005, and we got engaged at the four corners where Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico meet.

What is the best thing about Newtown? I love how much culture there is for a small town. The Blue Z is just the latest coffee shop to offer art and live music. Weâve got a lot of venues for live music; we have theater; and SCAN art shows, to name a few things. And I love being close to the New England mountain country to go riding. Newtown is the perfect place to launch a day trip.

Do you have a hero? Robert Edison Fulton. He was an inventor who lived here. He followed his dreams and came up with brilliant inventions and was an artist and philosopher. Iâd read about him and read his book about going around the world on his motorcycle in 1932, so I looked him up one day in the phone book and called him. He said, âCome on over.â I got to see the motorcycle. We met a few times â he was in his 90s then â and he told me the adventures in his life.

Do you have a personal philosophy? I hope to live my life as a free man, not as a sheep who always follows the flock, fearing both wolf and shepherd.

What is the most important lesson you have ever learned? The lesson Iâm trying to learn right now it to enjoy what is good. Donât be satisfied with anything less than perfection.

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The Way We Were

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.

Who is Calling Newtowners Stupid?

Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

Discusses Rochambeau Trail And 6 Commerce Road

I've heard that several people are under the impression that the public might be banned from the Rochambeau Trail. Points 2 and 3 from the BOS motion (included in full below) make it clear that public access to the trail is part of the requirements for the developer. From what I understand, it requires free public access to the trail in perpetuity. Technically, this could be argued to be a "payment-in-kind," that attempts to balance public good with overall town growth. We can argue about weather that balance is acceptable and how the trail may be affected, but with the understanding that the trail is expected to be maintained as a publicly accessible trail regardless. July 15, 2024 Board of Selectmen approved motion: Discontinuance of Reservoir Road: Selectman Cruson moved the resolution: Resolved, that the Newtown Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 2-115(d)(8) of the Town Charter and Conn. Gen. Stat. §13a-49, and subject to the conditions set forth below, hereby discontinues an unimproved portion of Reservoir Road described as “Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued “on that certain survey map which will be recorded on the Newtown Land Records titled “Map Showing Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued” dated August, 2023 and revised September 15, 2023, and certified substantially correct by Gregory Szyszowski of SLR (the “Survey Map”), said discontinuance contingent and effective only upon the completion of the following: 1. The approval of an application for the development of land in the manner described in a letter from Attorney Thomas W. Beecher to First Selectman A. Jeffrey Capeci and Members of the Board of Selectmen dated May 30, 2024, pursuant to the “Residential Open Space Development” regulations of the Borough of Newtown by the Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission, and construction of that approval project within the timeframes required for special exception approval; 2. The inclusion of the discontinued portion of the road as part of the final Declaration of Conservation Restriction; 3. The conveyance of a mutually agreeable public easement to the Town of Newtown for pedestrian, bicycling, equestrian, and all other passive recreational uses (to exclude the use of motorized vehicles except as may be necessary by the Town or its designee to effectuate the purpose of the easement), and for municipal utility purposes; Be it further resolved, that Castle Hill Real Estate Holdings, LLC., its successors and assigns, shall not use any portion of the discontinued road as a vehicular road or access way to and from any developed portions of the property. Be it further finally resolved, that should any of the foregoing contingencies not occur, then the discontinuance contemplated herein shall not become effective and this resolution will become null and void. From: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12216/f/minutes/bos_7-15-24_min-_att_final.pdf

Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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