The public hearing on the proposed warehouse and trucking facility at 1535 Straits Turnpike will be continued at the Middlebury Planning & Zoning Commission's Thursday, 2/6 meeting at 7:00pm ET. The public hearing will be held at Shepardson Community Center (1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT), Auditorium. Members of the public will have the opportunity to deliver a short statement (maximum three minutes spoken) to the Commission and/or submit written materials to the Commission during the hearing. It is essential that all Middlebury residents opposed to this project attend Thursday's meeting and encourage their friends and neighbors in Town to do the same.
As we have previously highlighted, the applications currently before the Planning & Zoning Commission do not conform with Middlebury's Zoning Regulations or with Connecticut state law. As such, the Commission is not only able but is obligated to reject them.
In addition to attending the Thursday, 2/6 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting, we encourage all Middlebury residents opposed to this ill-conceived project to write an email to the Planning & Zoning Commission and the following elected officials voicing your concerns.
- Planning & Zoning Commission - pandz@middlebury-ct.org
- Edward St. John (First Selectman) - firstselectman@middlebury-ct.org
- Jennifer Mahr (Selectman) - jmahr@middlebury-ct.org
- J. Paul Vance (Selectman) - jpvance@middlebury-ct.org
Finally, please consider joining the Preserve Middlebury email listserv to receive more regular updates concerning proposed development at 124 Kelly Road and 1535 Straits Turnpike by emailing preservemiddlebury@gmail.com.
-Preserve Middlebury