Category Archives: South Park

The town-owned property at 22 South Park is unique. Located immediately after the “Welcome to Easton” sign at the southeastern entrance to Town, it is a magnificent pastoral field bordered on 3 sides by the Mill River, which according to the Mill River Improvement Project, is one of only nine brown trout breeding streams in Connecticut.

Currently, the town owes $4.9 million dollars on the property, which costs each household approx. $120 per year on average – approximately .7% of a $43 million annual budget. And this is for a 20 year term only, after which the property costs us nothing.

The town owns very few parcels of land, and keeping this parcel for future generations is comparatively very cheap. After all, once developed, it is gone forever. So why sell it? Certainly, the economics do not make sense.

Almost 30 acres could be lost forever:

The Easton Board of Selectmen is considering development proposals for selling the South Park Avenue property, consisting of almost 30 acres, located at 22 South Park Avenue. They have indicated that they plan to make a decision very soon, possibly as early as their meeting on May 7th. Citizens for Easton urgently asks for your support in taking action to retain town ownership of this valuable natural asset for current and future generations by maintaining it as it presently exists for use as a town park or, as befits our agricultural heritage, with a portion leased for organic farming. If preserved, residents could enjoy the tranquil beauty of this scenic treasure in southern Easton; if developed, it would be lost forever.

How you can take action:

• Send your email address to CFE at cfeinfo@frontier.com to receive updates
• Attend Board of Selectmen meetings (bi-monthly; agendas posted on Town of Easton website)
• Write or email the Selectmen:
  • First Selectman Adam Dunsby
  • Selectman
 Scott Centrella & Selectman Robert Lessler care of afalco@eastonct.gov