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THIS WEEK  on Comcast’s Public Access Channel 19 show ShoreTalk will be State Representative Phil Miller and Attorney Charles Rothenberger from Connecticut Fund for the Environment, talking about the most recent exciting activities involving the coastal 1,000 Acre Forest in … Continue reading →

This month a new update of the history and timeline of the 1,000-Acre Forest was completed.  You can read the report and download a copy by going to the tab: The Preserve: A Timeline or you can simply download the history … Continue reading →

Editor’s Note:  During his election campaign, Carl Fortuna spoke publicly numerous times about the fact that he is against development of the 1,000 acre Forest in Old Saybrook. Below is a reposting of his official position taken from oldsaybrookrepublicans.org   ASaP is refreshed, encouraged and hopeful … Continue reading →

By Janice Holland, Old Saybrook A bi-partisan group of concerned citizens, known as Friends in the Fight to Save the 1,000 Acre Forest, banded together out of indignation that public sentiment had not been taken into consideration by the Old … Continue reading →

November 16, 2011     By Ann Gamble OLD SAYBROOK – When it comes to the controversial Preserve development, voters let their pens do the talking Nov. 8 when they chose members of the Planning Commission. They marked the circles on the … Continue reading →

By Ann Gamble Special to the Times OLD SAYBROOK – After months before the Planning Commission, River Sound Development, LLC’s application to modify the 2005 special exception for the 1,000 acre Preserve development is on its way to the Inland … Continue reading →

From the Editor:  At the last hearing we learned in this modification request, the Planning Commission is legally authorized to reexamine and reverse its previous approval because of the change in facts regarding access over the DEP property to Bokum … Continue reading →

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NOTE: Chuck Landrey of the Turtle Conservation Project delivered this letter to the planning commission on Feb 10, 2011.   Click on any of the images to enlarge. To the Old Saybrook Planning Commission: There were several questions regarding box … Continue reading →

And the public gets to speak first! Please show your support by coming to the next meeting of the Old Saybrook Planning Commission.  Unlike the previous meeting, the public will be allowed to speak first. The meeting is  Wednesday, February … Continue reading →