tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00middletowneyeMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger13376125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-73392891257026755572023-09-22T21:12:39.866-04:002023-09-22T21:12:39.866-04:00
The Coginchaug River Cleanup at Veterans Park in ...<br />The Coginchaug River Cleanup at Veterans Park in Middletown has been postponed until next Saturday, September 30, same time! Please contact ctrivercoastal@conservect.org or 860-346-3282 with any questions.Jane Brawermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616248347333783569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-31562694558548605612023-05-09T10:38:29.621-04:002023-05-09T10:38:29.621-04:00It's possible that UNESCO and international ex...It's possible that UNESCO and international exchanges of all sorts do more to further goodwill among nations than we can imagine. <br /><br />For additional information see: https://www.unesco.org/en/brief. And Imagine.<br /><br />UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-70431941289745969482023-04-18T12:07:23.054-04:002023-04-18T12:07:23.054-04:00Hoping this posting is appropriate for the Middlet...Hoping this posting is appropriate for the Middletown Eye Blog. <br />Wishing we'd got to it sooner. <br />CaritasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-77835992816970647772022-09-19T12:21:18.638-04:002022-09-19T12:21:18.638-04:00Is there an estimate of when this cannabis shop wi...Is there an estimate of when this cannabis shop will be open?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-5039602130163592502022-08-10T19:36:51.967-04:002022-08-10T19:36:51.967-04:00"...so that issue will be saved for another d..."...so that issue will be saved for another day." More like, so that issue will be saved for EVERY DAY an applicant gets a similar result. So we have kept our charter intact but unenforceable? <br /><br />Waiting for a ruling would have played out two ways: A favorable ruling would have supported our charter's voting requirements for all future applications. An unfavorable ruling Stephen Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680886250303977246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-33442664764759875772022-07-25T13:36:13.851-04:002022-07-25T13:36:13.851-04:00Doesn't she pose kind of like the late, great ...Doesn't she pose kind of like the late, great Stan Getz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-31280397116669299052022-06-03T11:58:49.256-04:002022-06-03T11:58:49.256-04:00Beautiful place, great article to read. We hope to...Beautiful place, great article to read. We hope to be out there in Maromas soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-28403254183391638362022-05-30T17:44:58.702-04:002022-05-30T17:44:58.702-04:00Memorial Day is a solemn remembrance of those kill...Memorial Day is a solemn remembrance of those killed in war. Wishing a "happy" Memorial Day is really not appropriate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-70927157854282671542022-05-17T22:21:52.815-04:002022-05-17T22:21:52.815-04:00How did Middletown get bamboozled into such a terr...How did Middletown get bamboozled into such a terrible lease agreement? All the benefits went to MYS - sell the land to the city, make the city pay for soccer field construction, city pays/provides all maintenance costs, MYS then fundraises and installs synthetic turf/tire hazardous waste fields because city bond funds cannot be used for this purpose, but hey allocate all kinds of money for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-50172345134482459992022-05-17T10:50:17.497-04:002022-05-17T10:50:17.497-04:00This is crazy! I moved here because I(we) like the...This is crazy! I moved here because I(we) like the area and the City's stance on the balance of residential/commercial/public open space(s). <br />If it is City owned "Open space" then why is it fenced off and not accessible to the public? <br />The money involved to purchase it in the 1st place should be, at least, the purchase price and not $1.00. At least make it worth somethingBob Emmerichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-46396198409272279182022-05-17T08:34:56.235-04:002022-05-17T08:34:56.235-04:00Submitted. Always the government giveaway and fuzz...Submitted. Always the government giveaway and fuzzy math to prove it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-61380627615184401362022-05-16T20:48:40.043-04:002022-05-16T20:48:40.043-04:00This is unconscionable. Where is the community out...This is unconscionable. Where is the community outrage. We get more comments about coyote sightings! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-39830630702477921512022-05-16T19:16:25.864-04:002022-05-16T19:16:25.864-04:00All of this makes me wonder why this is being rush...All of this makes me wonder why this is being rushed? What has been done/said behind closed doors?<br />Is General Counsel there to defend these back room deals? Why weren’t more questions asked by other Common Council members? I am thankful for those who are pushing back on this matter and trying to make sure due diligence is being done, due diligence that should have been done to begin with.Will double the offer to $2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-67304312632644195652022-05-16T18:29:24.864-04:002022-05-16T18:29:24.864-04:00Thank you, for this Liz. I support all that's...Thank you, for this Liz. I support all that's been said here and want to point out something else: there is no entity with a million-dollar budget that supports passive recreation and preserves natural areas within the city of Middletown. There is no organization to lobby steadily for these purposes, to be a bug in the ear of the right Commissions and commissioners, to be persistent and Brian Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306960917429358463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-51739570325373696692022-05-16T17:00:58.599-04:002022-05-16T17:00:58.599-04:00Thank you for bringing this to our attention! How...Thank you for bringing this to our attention! How is this good for Middletown residents?Mariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-21454837854456096032022-05-16T07:27:42.125-04:002022-05-16T07:27:42.125-04:00Why is the City spending $78,000 on maintenance an...Why is the City spending $78,000 on maintenance annually, and what for? Could it be, dare I ask, for the artificial turf City officials approved for the property? How have Middletown residents benefitted since the property is fenced off?Jane Brawermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616248347333783569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-86674634460986797472022-05-15T19:51:47.865-04:002022-05-15T19:51:47.865-04:00Grady Faulkner also voted no.Grady Faulkner also voted no.Ed McKeonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-80893296782466597012022-05-15T19:46:11.145-04:002022-05-15T19:46:11.145-04:00What next? We have spent an awful lot of money to...What next? We have spent an awful lot of money to procure open space, but it should not be sold back to anyone for $1.<br /><br />Where can I get in on this deal? Taxpayers are subsidizing this outrageous misuse of public funds!Concerned citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-20514037039371962002022-05-15T15:39:15.777-04:002022-05-15T15:39:15.777-04:00Right on Krishna, we need to keep our open space a...Right on Krishna, we need to keep our open space actually open to the public! And we don’t need to give away our land. Kurt Westbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-45069107934576830682022-05-14T21:56:52.953-04:002022-05-14T21:56:52.953-04:00As a member of the Commission on Conservation and ...As a member of the Commission on Conservation and Agriculture, I wonder what’s the point of having such a commission to oversee open space properties as well as a Land Use Department if neither is consulted when the Common Council decides to sell a property assessed at $1,094,890 (for tax purposes), appraised at $1,564,120 (based on the assessed value being 70% of the appraised value), and taxed Elisabeth Holderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848336091188883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-55386388586368257302022-05-14T19:01:41.461-04:002022-05-14T19:01:41.461-04:00Thank you to the 3 council members who voted again...Thank you to the 3 council members who voted against this Country Club Road property giveaway at the May 2nd council meeting: Jeanette Brown, Vinnie Loffredo, and Ed McKeon. <br /><br />I would like to know why the other council members supported this $1 property sale.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931130942601485703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-52098094983365393842022-05-13T14:06:33.443-04:002022-05-13T14:06:33.443-04:00Thank you for sharing this. I learned about these...Thank you for sharing this. I learned about these invasive worms in the last couple years and was told they have probably been In Connecticut going back earlier than 2015. One theory I have heard is that they may have come to the US when we were given the cherry trees that are in the Washington, DC tidal basin.Worm wranglernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-65164251514308632052022-05-04T08:32:49.085-04:002022-05-04T08:32:49.085-04:00Dr. Ridge is the best!!! Dr. Ridge is the best!!! Kozinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-13038311115166170292022-05-03T22:01:39.301-04:002022-05-03T22:01:39.301-04:00I learned recently that there's another introd...I learned recently that there's another introduced invasive worm that's been found in CT, the Hammerhead worm. According to Dr. Gale Ridge with the CT Agricultural Experiment Station, the good news is that in the Orient Hammerhead worms are predators of Jumping worms, and they eat a lot of them!! Jane Brawermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616248347333783569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-82305560760865268942022-04-21T11:58:37.828-04:002022-04-21T11:58:37.828-04:00Dana's email is: dgordongannu@wesleyan.eduDana's email is: dgordongannu@wesleyan.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com