In legal news, the judge for the original P&Z appeal consolidated the two new appeals into one case. Three separate appeals are now one appeal because the questions raised in the 2nd and 3rd appeal will be answered by the first appeal.
This case has the following schedule: plaintiffs’ brief due 9/13/24, defendants’ briefs due 11/1/24, plaintiffs’ reply brief due 11/15/24, and oral arguments on 12/9/24.
We are now fundraising for the approximately $15K we need for the next few months to get this done. We are extremely grateful for all the support we have received over the last 19 months of this effort, and we’re in the home stretch to a decision. Contrary to what you may have heard, this fight is not over, and we have just a few months until a ruling on whether or not the state law applies to the redrawn Southford Park property lines (we think it does!!!).
Our GoFundMe is still running, or you can mail a check to MSTA, PO Box 1073, Middlebury, CT 06762.
GoFundMe Link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/middlebury-small-town-alliance
Every donation matters: we’ve had over 300 individuals support this effort financially, and most donations have been modest yet extremely impactful. You are making a difference through the combined efforts of many, many of your neighbors, and we have collectively come a very long way since that first meeting hosted by the Avalon Farms HOA at Shepardson on December 27, 2022.
Thank you for trusting us to guide this battle, and thank you for standing up for Middlebury!
