State Senator Tony Hwang and State Representative Mitch Bolinsky addressed various concerns from local community members during a recent Town Hall and Legislative Update.
The Planning & Zoning Commission heard more revisions from the developer and public comments regarding the proposed Vessel Technologies multifamily housing development at 22 Oakview Road and 4 Berkshire Road.
A controversial 117 home subdivision at 20-60 Castle Hill Road is continuing to draw opposition, this time in the form of an attorney's letter challenging a town decision to discontinue a section of Reservoir Road that the development requires, as the Borough Zoning Commission continues discussions of the merits of the development itself.
One resident was displaced and five Newtown Police Department police officers received medical care after a health and welfare check turned into a fire call early Tuesday afternoon.
The voters spoke, loud and clear that they support our schools and municipal services. The majority vote was a mandate to keep delivering well rated education services and keep it" Nicer in Newtown."
Thank you LeReine, for speaking out about this. The list of public servants who are unfairly targeted for abuse just for doing their jobs has been growing. It is a testament to the power of propaganda that otherwise good and well-meaning people can get so emotional as to act out in this way.
While I respect the outcome of the referendum, I’m disappointed by the way this budget was presented and passed. A 6.72% tax increase and a mill rate jump to 28.78 may have been framed as “just a few dollars a day,” but for many families in town — especially those already stretched thin — those “few dollars” add up quickly.
It’s frustrating to see large increases minimized in this way, and I worry that next year we’ll hear, “It’s only a little more than last year,” as if that justifies an ongoing trend of rising taxes. This year’s combined municipal and education budgets total over $141 million — that’s a significant sum.
All of the referendums deserve to be pasted. We have a history of deferring needed maintenance and then paying more years later. These are required to keep our town owned building and roads in working condition.
