Town Council’s next meeting is March 6 at 7 p.m. at town hall
Comment by March 6 at 3 pm
Don Stacom's 2/25 article in the Hartford Courant covers the latest on Wethersfield's 32-acre Kycia Farm. Wethersfield residents have been at odds about the future of the 32-acre rural property ever since the town bought it for more than $2 million in 2018.
Wethersfield preservationists and environmentalists are pressing the town council to use Kycia Farm for agriculture and a single outdoor sports field, but another resident is pushing for a 55-and-over community of between 100 and 108 units.
Unfortunately, Connecticut's archaic property tax system incentivizes towns to destroy the environment in pursuit of property tax revenue. In spite of all the obvious and destructive climate change we're seeing every season, Connecticut 's fields and forests--critical for a sustainable planet-- are being gobbled up by developers looking to make a fast buck. And too many towns are letting them, environment be damned.
Wethersfield preservationists and environmentalists are pressing the town council to use Kycia Farm for agriculture and a single outdoor sports field, but another resident is pushing for a 55-and-over community of between 100 and 108 units.Unfortunately, Connecticut's archaic property tax system incentivizes towns to destroy the environment in pursuit of property tax revenue. In spite of all the obvious and destructive climate change we're seeing every season, Connecticut 's fields and forests--critical for a sustainable planet-- are being gobbled up by developers looking to make a fast buck. And too many towns are letting them, environment be damned.
The answer is for Connecticut residents who care about having a livable planet to get organized, town by town, and tell their elected town leaders they need to make protecting the environment a top priority.
Speaking up is easier than you might think. If you can send an email or make a phone call, you can make a difference! Wethersfield even makes it easy for residents to comment with an online form.
- Send a comment to the Wethersfield Town Council using this form. Comments must be received by 3 p.m. the day of the Council meeting for consideration by Council.
- Wethersfield Town Council info is listed here.
- Town Council members are listed here.
- Wethersfield's Town Manager is Frederick Presley
- Wethersfield's Town Planner is Denise Bradley
- To keep an eye on Town Planning & Zoning meetings, visit https://wethersfieldct.gov/content/279/289/336/default.aspx (but the Calendar of Events link is empty).
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