ZBA Reviews Developer’s Appeal On Condo Complex Site
By Andrew Gorosko
Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members are considering a condominium developer...
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Independent Repair Shops Forced To Turn Away Business
By Kathleen Schmatz
Like many car owners, you might not be aware that the giant ca...
Flanders Selects Peter Seltzer As Featured Artist For Annual Benefit
WOODBURY — Peter Seltzer has been named the featured artist for the 2006 Four ...
‘Urinetown’ Extended
NEW MILFORD — Due to popular demand, TheatreWorks New Milford has added two more performances to the ru...
Robert Joseph Tynan
Longtime Resident Was Recognized Engineer And Active In Community
Robert Joseph Tynan, 78, died August 2 at Bethel Health Care. The hus...
Panel Examines Charter Powers And The Law
By John Voket
Town Attorney David Grogins laid out a number of foundational issues regarding the current Newtown Chart...
Women Involved In Newtown (WIN) is gearing up for the first annual Newtown Road Race … and they think the rest of you should, as well.
“Women...
Summer Reading At The Library
For more than 20 years C.H. Booth Library has encouraged children to read during their summer vacation by sponsoring an independen...
Vacancies On Town Boards
The following boards and/or commissions have vacancies that need to be filled as soon as possible:
Public Building and Site Committee a...
Blumenthal Calls Shoreline Plans ‘Unacceptable’
By Kendra Bobowick
The Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) filed last week by power company ...
I don't understand the concern...the museum has been open for years on Pecks Lane and the size of the building can easily hold them. 60,000 visitors a year is less than 200 people per day, of which at least 1/2 are children. Plus spread out over the course of the day, it's only 15-16 cars per hour during their daytime business hours. Plus EverWonder is known for working to improve our community and unlikely to place any more harm on the environment than those already driving by daily. I think the author hit the nail on the head & EverWonder has found the absolute best place for their home, and thankfully that's in Newtown where our business can thrive from their success!
The issue is not that our taxes will go up. The issue is that the assessment came at a time when the pandemic brought folks to Newtown in a frenzy to buy small houses (like mine <2000 sq ft). 13 houses on my street with long time residents sold in less than 2 days each with most getting more than asking. And these 'comps' were used for my assessment (42% increase). Now that the market has stalled, housing prices have dropped dramatically. We will pay increased taxes for the next 5 years until the next assessment corrects this anomaly. And wait for the car tax! Not to mention the 'R' word.
