“Middlebury CT Neighborhood Page” Facebook Group Poll

 

“Middlebury CT Neighborhood Page” Group

347 Votes, 90% Not in Favor of amending the zoning code

46 Comments

Here is a sampling of some of the comments

·         Wondering why anyone would vote in favor of this and if they actually live here in Middlebury.

·         I am in favor of this type of development in a proper location, industrial park!!! Brings tax revenue with very low impact on school and other community services taxing authorities. I would not be in favor of the location currently proposed as I understand it to be.

o   Response: hopefully it will be stopped at the proposed location and directed to a more suitable local

·         Recently it takes like 20 min to get through the light in Middlebury. When there’s an accident on 84 it takes double. Imagine what traffic would be like with all of the big trucks?! No thanks. I’ll gladly pay our taxes

o   Response: Or they’ll be passing Pomperaug. That intersection is a disaster. Increased traffic on either side isn’t beneficial to anyone who lives here

·         For a town that won’t approve a drive through on a business, why would we allow this much of a disturbance to local traffic/life? I can’t imagine one positive outcome that this will bring to town.

·         A BIG NO, less taxes at the cost of kid’s/neighborhood safety is not worth [it]

·         Btw..where would such a building or complex even go..??? Is there an industrial park I am not aware of

o   Response: the Timex headquarters property on Christian Road. It would sit between Avalon Farms and Benson Woods. Sadly not in an industrial park where something of this scale belongs but between two residential neighborhoods.

§  Response: just don't see that location supporting a complex like that..traffic, road width for trucks etc..

“Region 15 Parents” Facebook Group Poll

 

“Region 15 Parents” Group

100 Votes, 98% Not in Favor of amending the zoning code

8 Comments

Here is a sampling of some of the comments

·         i'm not saying at all that i support this, but has there been any statement about how many jobs this would create, or tax $$ it would generate?

o   Response: somewhere said approx 450 parking spaces so figure that many jobs. But at what cost. Between the home values of Avalon farms going down and those other homes in the Christian rd/Judd hill area. And then also the increased traffic on 188 from the highway. Which runs next to an elementary school where children are playing outside. It seems like a good idea to develop but maybe the straits turnpike area would be better suited. You know where the old timex building originally was in that area.

·         Just my opinion, but I would guess that any tax savings would be negated by a drop in home prices at Benson Woods, Avalon Farms, and Brookside. Who wants to live next door to 24 hour trucking?