A state of paralysis
If the words “I’m in a state of paralysis” were spoken by:
George Washington on July 4, 1776
Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863
Franklin Roosevelt on December 7, 1941 or
Ronald Reagan on June 12, 1987
Saturday, October 27, 2007
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I don't mind if elected officials freeze up now and then, so long as they turn to the public.
Then again, it's a shame that a similar state of petrifaction didn't wash over p&z before they codified the 'big, bold' plan changes crafted by w/s. :)
-csh
Looks like P&Z is continuing their support of W/S. No big surprises here, just waiting to get to the end to use the big rubber stamp. Absolutely no question was asked about how valid is 11 students for 160 rental units?
Where's the logic here? Is it frozen. The absurdity that anyone would accept 11 as a number is mind boggling. If this is an example of presenting a realistic impact, then all the other numbers are highly suspect too.
Then to top it off, so many of the commission members complemented W/S on their impact study, like they bought the whole package.
And when W/S was asked where the renters would come from, they said Cheshire. Who in their right mind would give up their home to live in mall rental unit's? Just another false statement to make you think that it would not add any more children.
You can bet after this is approved they'll put up huge signs on 691 and rt10 to sell Cheshire's school system to the out-of-town commuters. The realtors have made a lot of money selling our school system and I don't expect them to change now.
It may be 11 kids the first year...but how many will move in with 2-3-4 yr olds who they are not counting as if they will be home-schooled or something. These kids do grow up.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CHIDREN IN THE 160 NE MALL APTS.
First of all the idea that limiting the units to two bedrooms
will keep the number of children low, is totally ridiculous and has no basis. Secondly, it is easy to understand that a 1500 sq ft apt, that is larger than most three bedroom ranches, could have more bedrooms simply by converting a study, exercise room, etc to more bedrooms. So space for even more children is really not a problem.
This estimate is based on the 11 children that the current Town Council members have either in grade school or preschool. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CHILDREN WHO HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.
11 divided by 9 is an average of 1.22 children per council person or per household.
Using this 1.22 children per household and multiplying by 160, we get an estimated ----- 195 CHILDREN.
So you see, this could have a large impact on our taxes.
The other thing to consider is that Cheshire's school system is highly rated over a number surrounding towns and cities and whose parents would jump at the chance to get their kids into the Cheshire school system and the fact 691 and I84 makes it easy for them to get to their current jobs without much trouble. You know our local realtors use our school system as an important selling point and will do the same to rent these apartments. They will be selling the Cheshire school system for profit.
Then why have there been for rent signs in front of the existing apartment buildings?
Who said I am in a state of paralysis? Could it have been Larry Flint?
How about one of P&Z member making a diagram on how he thought the clover leaf or whatever could be improved. One small detail the W/S traffic guru pointed out to this helpful member was that they (W/S) did not own the land.??? If this is how one member arrives at his decision to vote on this very important proposal we are in trouble.
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