Friday, August 5, 2011

Planning, Conservation and Development Dept. Newsletter August 2011

Middletown Planning, Conservation & Development Newsletter- August 5, 2011
MIDDLETOWN STATISTICS REPORT- AUGUST 2011
↓ Local Economy-.Unemployed jumped up to 8.9%. Hiring in July was up slightly, but not enough to offset increases in unemployment.
↔ Housing- Foreclosures have decrease again for the 4th straight month. Sales continue their weak trends, but a housing correction should be reaching an end. The real estate market likely will not see sustained gains until employment rebounds.
↑ Web Presence- Web presence for Middletown has increased for a second month. Searches reveal a hot new restaurant downtown, Mondo.
MEETINGS OF THE WEEK
Planning and Zoning Commission
Wednesday, August 10, 7:00 PM, Council Chambers
PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 643 Atkins Street, on the west side between Scarborough Lane and Brechlin Drive - three (3) lot resubdivision with a Special Exception for two (2) rear lots - Tracey A. Wilson/Frank C. Magnotta, PE
- 10 Cooley Avenue - Special Exception for a change of use to convert a portion of an existing building from warehouse/manufacturing to office/retail/public assembly - Middletown Holdings, LLC
- Proposed Zoning Code text amendment to modify Section 33A.01, B-3 Business Office/Transitional Zone and to add Section 61.02.38. Proposed Zoning Map Amendment to rezone four (4) parcels located on the east side of Saybrook Road across from the Tradewinds Plaza from R-15 to the B-3 Zone - Frank M. Moskey/Joseph Mingolello
NEW BUSINESS
- 1075 Newfield Street, the Citgo Gas Station - location approval for a used car dealer under G.S. Sec. 14-54 in the NPC zone - Car Nation CT, LLC/Sefer Sevimli
- 750 Newfield Street (Town and Country) - Special Exception to convert a former car dealership to a liquor store - Tipsey Enterprises, LLC/Kirk Fontaine
- Design Guidelines
Design Review and Preservation Board
Wednesday, August 10, - CANCELLED
RECENT COMMISSION ACTIONS (Unofficial results)
Inland Wetland and Watercourses Agency
Wednesday, August 3, 7:00 PM, Council Chambers
APPROVED- Pameacha Avenue - install 500 LF of new 24” Sanitary Sewer adjacent to a 420’ long culvert carrying Long Hill Brook – City of Middletown/Water & Sewer Dept.
CONTINUED SEPTEMBER 7, 2011- 2200 South Main Street - construction of proposed detention basins and associated site grading for a new 32 lot single family residential cluster subdivision - Linda D. Wilson & South Main Street Irrevocable Trust, Ralph E. Wilson, Trustee
Zoning Board of Appeals
Thursday, August 4, 5:30 PM, Council Chambers
APPROVED- 305 Camp Street - proposed variance to Section 21.02 with regard to the front yard setbacks for a proposed front porch in the R-15 zone - Margaret Mastergeorge
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7 comments:

  1. David BauerAugust 6, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Thanks, Mondo - I knew that pizza would save Middletown.

    I have heard that not a single unit of the BroadPark development has sold yet... hoping that is not correct?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    In the irony department, the P & Z will be considering an application to convert a former car dealer location to a liquor store by Tipsey Enterprises.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Talk about irony, planning to build a liquor store across the street from the high school.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 7, 2011 at 1:02 PM

    Anonymous 6:47 pm so would you rather it stay a vacant lot bringing in no revenue or actually become a viable business? Are you for business in Middetown or against it? Quick - decide if you want YOUR property taxes to go up or down??

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  5. AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Anon 1:02 - a brothel would bring in more revenue - quick, up or down?

    An opium den would bring in more than a brothel - quick, up or down?

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  6. Not a PuritanAugust 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    So what??? High School kids can't buy liquor who cares if they build it near the school??? And you can't have open containers in public so its not like people will drink outside of the store either-

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  7. AnonymousAugust 8, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Another subdivision? Don't we have enough homes already on the market in Middletown?

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