Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
Dave Cooley
Development District zone was approved by the city's Economic
Development Committee last night. Thanks to all those who attended
the meeting, unfortunately the disappointing number of empty seats did
not help our cause.
We are down to the final week in the process as the full City Council
will likely vote for passage on Monday, June 21. This will no longer
be zoned residential. We can now write and call our local councilors
to voice our concerns. Please visit the city's website for contact
details (http://www.cityofmeriden.org/CMS/default.asp?CMS_AreaID=23 --
All of the councilors are listed on the left side.) If you are
opposed to a significant increase in the decibel levels, traffic
volume, and widening of our streets here on the east side of Meriden,
you must reach out and let these folks know that they will lose your
vote in the future if they push this through.
Also, the best way to make a difference is to write letters to the
editor. As a reminder, I have posted the R-J guidelines along with
recent letters you can use to help you make your case. (Upload these
from the "Files" section). Time is short so you must act now; we only
have a couple of days.
There are appx 120 families receiving these monotonous emails, and for
some reason the level of concern has not been as high as when there
was a threat for Wal-Mart boxes moving in back in 2004. You should
note that these new regulations define a Big Box as 90,000 square feet
or more. This means conceivably, a commercial building of 80,000
square feet(!) would be ok as per these regulations. Recent news
reports have noted that Wal-Mart is planning on "smaller locations" in
their latest expansion strategy, and you can be certain they still
remember this plot of land is here.
(http://www.gourmetretailer.com/gourmetretailer/content_display/news/
e3i4811cd742d860d938e2483531362794b)
Just because there may not be hideous-looking box stores does not mean
the same quality-of-life issues will not be a factor when this mixed
use retail development takes shape. Roads will still need to be
widened to handle the holiday traffic, traffic lights, buses for
workers and shoppers, concrete retaining walls holding the hill
together, more noise from I91 and I691 since the trees buffering the
noise today will be gone, delivery trucks rumbling through the late
night hours to supply these retails shops, etc., etc. will all be part
of our lives. And once the initial lustre fades, stores will struggle
given the huge glut of retail already in the market. Developers come
in and build for the big payday and move on to the next project while
the cities struggle to maintain. This site has been touted as
Meriden's "Evergreen Walk", and yet Evergreen Walk just lost their
anchor tenant this month because of a lack of surrounding economic
development.
http://articles.courant.com/2010-05-26/business/hc-highland-park-market-0527-20100526_1_south-windsor-jobs-at-other-stores-upscale-grocery-store
So...I know everyone is busy with their lives, in fact my job takes me
to Atlanta Monday. However, we need everyone possible to attend this
final meeting to let our council members know our views. Public
comment will be allowed prior to the meeting and I am hoping everyone
comes together -- despite the long odds we face. If we don't fill the
room like neighbors did for the auto auction, our leaders will think
we are generally ok with this.
At least if we all do our best we can sleep at night (despite the
noise) knowing that those who voted to scar the hanging hills like
they did with the power plant might eventually realize that Preston
Avenue was not the right place to build this complex, when downtown
Meriden would have been the courageous, and ideal, location for a
mixed use retail hub.
Thanks for listening and please tell your friends and neighbors. I'm
done cryin'!
Peace,
Dave
203-235-3350
Christine Ivers
Everyone should drop whatever they have to to go to this meeting!
91 is right behind my house!!!
PLEASE ATTEND!!!
Christine D. Ivers
Ivers & Associates, LLC
207 Broad Street
Meriden, CT 06450
203-235-1417
cdi...@iversassocllc.com
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throughout the neighborhood.
Maybe that will help.
c
> From: Dave Cooley <davide...@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:37:48 -0700 (PDT)
> To: East Side Preservation <east-side-p...@googlegroups.com>
> Subject: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev
> Committee
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Nangle, Karen
Karen Nangle
please consider the environment before printing this email
Christine Ivers
EVERYONE should Make some flyers and get them out around your neighborhood.
David Cooley
I dusted off our 2004 flyer, tweaked it, and attached it here. Please feel free to improve upon this, but let's be sure we keep things professional in all our communications. Can someone take the lead in organizing the various streets and distribution?
Best regards,
Dave
203.235.3350
Christine Ivers
I’ve got 50 printed off and will hit most of Preston Drive, Alexander and all those streets in my neighborhood. I will try to get to Winding Brook as I have a few friends over there.
If we don’t flood the place, we’re toast!
Good luck. I have to go and make signs.
c
From: Frances DAmico <franda...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:48:44 -0700 (PDT)
To: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
- Dave Cooley sent something out a few hours ago. I've printed copies and will distribute in the section of Preston Ave that I outlined below.
Fran
From: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
To: Frances DAmico <franda...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 4:01:00 PM
Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
Will do.
I will send it out to everyone on the east side list. If we don’t do something... We’re dead.
From: Frances DAmico <franda...@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
To: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
If you put together a flyer, can you send it to all so that we don't duplicate efforts. I would be happy to stuff mail boxes along my section of Preston Ave (btwn I-91 and Hall's house - gee should I give him one?) and Preston Ave extension.
Fran D'Amico
From: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
To: "Nangle, Karen" <karen....@yale.edu>; "east-side-p...@googlegroups.com" <east-side-p...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 10:52:40 AM
Aldo Signorello
cdivers
Peter Hargett
I think we need to actually knock on doors!
That’s my plan for Saturday and Sunday.
They won’t have a chance to forget by Monday!
I think it’s too late for a petition but if hundreds of people showed up on Monday night, maybe they’ll listen!
ph
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Signorello
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:29 PM
To: David Cooley; Christine Ivers
Cc: Nangle, Karen; east-side-p...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ
Dev Committee
I'll make copies of this flyer, and I will be dropping them off drop on Preston Ave Tomorrow night.
> P please consider the environment before printing this email
Charles Kaplan
Charles Kaplan, Ph.D., LPC
Counseling & Psychotherapy
(o) 203-235-4422
(f) 203-440-4207
Doug Wedge
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Sent: Wed, June 16, 2010 9:45:58 PM
Jeanne Woods
Dave, I can do lower Preston Ave. from Parker to East Main and I can also do Parker with the flyers. I’ll be there Monday eve and also call the council members.
Regards, Jeanne Woods
73 Preston Avenue
Meriden CT 06450
Tele: 203/634-1799
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Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
12:38 PM
To: Christine Ivers
Cc: Nangle, Karen;
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Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side}
Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
Team,
I dusted off our 2004 flyer, tweaked it, and attached it here. Please
feel free to improve upon this, but let's be sure we keep things professional
in all our communications. Can someone take the lead in organizing the
various streets and distribution?
Best regards,
Dave
203.235.3350
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com> wrote:
I'm making signs...
EVERYONE should Make some flyers and get them out around your neighborhood.
> From: "Nangle, Karen" <karen....@yale.edu>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:09:47 -0400
> To: "east-side-p...@googlegroups.com"
> Subject: RE: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev
>
Committee
>
> Can we form a telephone tree to get people out on Monday night?
>
> Karen Nangle
>
> please consider the environment before printing this emailP
Peter Hargett
Dave/All
Tonight I will start tracking this on a map.
Please let me know what streets you’ve done and what streets you intend to do.
And are you talking to people or just leafleting.
Ph
Peter N Hargett
155 Preston Dr
Meriden CT 06450
203-235-4575 Home
203-444-8913 Cell
Christine Ivers
Sent from my iPhone
David Cooley
Jeanne Woods
For mapping purposes, I did lower Preston from Parker to East Main, I also left several in the receptacle @ Villa East Estates at the suggestion of Bob Squire who lives there and knows the history of the City’s bad decisions regarding redevelopment, and I did Parker. I did speak to several people and I left a brochure/leaflet at the convenience store on the corner of East Main and Preston. I’m going to do a few more, i.e. Valley View Dr area.
Aldo Signorello
Aldo Signorello
----- Original Message -----From: Jeanne WoodsSent: Friday, June 18, 2010 5:30 AM
Christine Ivers
From: Aldo Signorello <ald...@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:27:06 -0400
To: Jeanne Woods <jvpw...@sbcglobal.net>, 'David Cooley' <davide...@gmail.com>, 'Peter Hargett' <pet...@cox.net>
Cc: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>, "'Nangle, Karen'" <karen....@yale.edu>, <east-side-p...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by Econ Dev Committee
Aldo
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Jeanne Woods
Dave,
I called every council member on the list. I spoke to a couple and left messages for all that I did not speak to. FYI – Walt Shamock’s telephone is no longer in service – I did speak with Mat Dominello and the Mayor voicing my objection as well as voicing my objection on all of the VM msgs. Hilda Santiago does not have voice mail I’ll try to call her later. Thanks for all your work without which we would not be able to voice our opinions.
Regards, Jeanne Woods
73 Preston Avenue
Meriden CT 06450
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Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:55
AM
To: Peter Hargett
pet...@cox.net
Lori, Heather, Higby etc
and down to Bee
peter
---- Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com> wrote:
> I have to finish Butternut, Mayflower and a small part of Alexander tonight.
> Can someone pick up Thurrott? I won¹t be able to do all of it tonight.
>
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>
>
Christine Ivers
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
Peter Hargett
I am doing Thurrott, Lori, Heather and Winding Brook today
And plan on doing Mattabasset tomorrow.
I was told that as long as you don’t solicit and just put leaflets on doors
You won’t be bothered.
ph
From: east-side-p...@googlegroups.com [mailto:east-side-p...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeanne Woods
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 12:15 PM
To: 'David Cooley'; 'Peter Hargett'
David Cooley
I'll print 50 and hit Higby Drive, North and South Meadow Lanes and as much of Metacomet into Windingbrook as I can this morning.
Thanks,
dc
Christine Ivers
Sent from my iPhone
David Cooley
Peter, if you can pick up at the entrance to Metacomet where the condos start, that would be great.
Best,
Dave
Peter, I was able to where the "Prviate" sign is posted at Windingbrook only....
Christine Ivers
Sent from my iPhone
Peter Hargett
I did not make the progress I thought I would yesterday.
Mattabasset and Winding Brook still need to be done.
Does anyone know how many units in each of them?
GARY KROEBER
From: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
To: Aldo Signorello <ald...@cox.net>; Jeanne Woods <jvpw...@sbcglobal.net>; David Cooley <davide...@gmail.com>; Peter Hargett <pet...@cox.net>
Christine Ivers
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Nangle, Karen
Outrageous!! That just makes it even more important for us to show up en masse tonight. I did call all the council people yesterday including Mr. Shamock
Karen Nangle
P please consider the environment before printing this email
davide...@gmail.com
I wonder if it is no longer on the agenda? My understanding is the council HAS to allow public comment on items on that week's agenda -- especially an item with such huge ramifications on the community. Sounds like we may need to get a lawyer.
In the meantime let's be prepared and assume they will come to their senses and allow public comment.
Dave
203.440.0999
Christine Ivers
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Draghi, Keith
Sounds like the vote has already been made..
James Veronneau
I spoke to Laurie. It is on the agenda under Economic Development. She also stated that it is a state statute, because they already had public comment on the Economic Development meeting. They will have a flyer outlining the statute.
Although there won't be public comment, I think it extremely important that everyone shows up. --- On Mon, 6/21/10, Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com> wrote: |
pet...@cox.net
We need signs!
---- Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com> wrote:
> Laurie actually read the statute that they made her put up on
> chambers. So much for representation!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 21, 2010, at 1:00 PM, davide...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Interesting...the newspaper article yesterday mentioned public
> > comment at 630 and the writer did not get that detail from us.
> >
> > I wonder if it is no longer on the agenda? My understanding is the
> > council HAS to allow public comment on items on that week's agenda
> > -- especially an item with such huge ramifications on the community.
> > Sounds like we may need to get a lawyer.
> >
> > In the meantime let's be prepared and assume they will come to their
> > senses and allow public comment.
> > Dave
> > 203.440.0999
> >
> > From: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:09:36 -0400
> > To: GARY KROEBER<gkro...@snet.net>
> > Cc: Aldo Signorello<ald...@cox.net>; Jeanne Woods<jvpw...@sbcglobal.net
> > >; David Cooley<davide...@gmail.com>; Peter
> > Hargett<pet...@cox.net>; Nangle, Karen<karen....@yale.edu>; east-side-p...@googlegroups.com
> > <east-side-p...@googlegroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by
> > Econ Dev Committee
> >
> > Laurie from city hall called me. None of us will be allowed to speak
> > tonight!
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jun 21, 2010, at 11:32 AM, GARY KROEBER <gkro...@snet.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Walt Shamock's number is 237-6575 not 235-
> >>
> >> From: Christine Ivers <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
> >> To: Aldo Signorello <ald...@cox.net>; Jeanne Woods <jvpw...@sbcglobal.net
> >> >; David Cooley <davide...@gmail.com>; Peter Hargett <pet...@cox.net
> >> >
> >> Cc: "Nangle, Karen" <karen....@yale.edu>; east-side-p...@googlegroups.com
> >> Sent: Fri, June 18, 2010 10:52:08 AM
> >> Subject: Re: {Meriden East Side} Vote for New Zone is Approved by
> >> Econ Dev Committee
> >>
> >> I have to finish Butternut, Mayflower and a small part of Alexander
> >> tonight. Can someone pick up Thurrott? I won’t be able to do all o
> >> f it tonight.
> >>
> >>
> >>
Christine Ivers
HANDPAINTED ONES THAT I GAVE HER YESTERDAY!
> From: <pet...@cox.net>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:36:20 -0400
> To: "davide...@gmail.com" <davide...@gmail.com>, Christine Ivers
> <cdi...@iversassocllc.com>
Christine Ivers
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