Category Archives: Saddle Ridge

SADDLE RIDGE -DISMISSED

Citizens for Easton is pleased to announce a victory in the decision of the Saddle Ridge court case yesterday. Hartford Superior Court Judge Marshall Berger, citing the Connecticut State Legislature’s directives to preserve and protect the water resources of the State, has wisely dismissed Saddle Ridge Developers, LLC appeals against the Easton Planning and Zoning Commission and Conservation Commission’s decisions.

 

This decision will aid in protecting the public drinking water supply for the more than 400,000 state residents, who depend daily  on the water’s safety and potability.

 

With your crucial support, the Coalition to Save Easton was able to intervene in this legal matter to protect the watershed, the public drinking water supply, and the zoning which was enacted to protect both.

 

On behalf of the board of Citizens for Easton, thank you!

2015 CFE Annual Newsletter

2015 CFE Annual Newsletter

Please join us for our annual meeting on Monday, June 22 at 7:00 PM in the Easton Public Library.

Featured speaker: Douglas Thompson, Author of The Quest for the Golden Trout

Final Public Hearing on Saddle Ridge

Hi All:

It is anticipated that the final public hearing on the 99 unit Saddle Ridge application will take place Monday, June 13, 8 PM at the HKMS media center. Continue reading →

Technical Experts Declare Saddle Ridge plan Unsuitable for Watershed

A number of interested parties, government agencies, and technical experts have submitted powerful letters in opposition to the proposed Saddle Ridge development plan. Continue reading →

Alert! We Need Citizens to turn out on Tuesday the 24th for the Conservation Commission Hearing on Saddle Ridge

We need you to turn out for this meeting and show your opposition to a plan which clearly endangers the public watershed.  Continue reading →

Recent Press Coverage of proposed Saddle Ridge development

The proposed Saddle Ridge development has received more attention in the press. Here are some links from a recent Google search:

In The Connecticut Post     In The Daily Easton

In The Easton Courier      In The Weston-Redding-EastonPatch

Tough questions asked of developer at public hearing

Citizens attending a public hearing of the  Easton Conservation Commission voiced strong concerns about the safety of the public watershed. Those concerns arise from development plans for Saddle Ridge. The Saddle Ridge developers are attempting to push through a plan to build 99 units on about 124 acres within the Aspetuck and Easton reservoir watersheds. They are using state statutes concerning affordable housing as justification for violating local zoning. Please go to the Coalition to Save Easton website for more information.

Public hearing on Saddle Ridge application to build high density housing in watershed

The Easton Conservation Commission will be holding a public hearing Tuesday, April 26th at 8 PM in the Helen Keller Middle School Cafetorium. A show of public support for the CFE position would be helpful, so show up if you can. Continue reading →