The Alliance for Sound area Planning (ASaP) is a broad-based, grassroots
coalition that was created by concerned citizens from the towns of Old
Saybrook, Westbrook and Essex in order to: (1) provide residents and land
use decision makers with educational and informational resources; (2) and to promote fiscally, socially and environmentally sound land use decisions on the proposed development called “The Preserve”.
Our Goal
ASaP seeks to educate on the issues, to obtain and offer constructive input
and provide a forum for all opinions.
Our Task at Hand
ASaP is presently working to preserve and protect a 1000-acre wetland and
forest complex, that encompass a significant part of Northwest Old Saybrook, and boundaries expanding into Westbrook and Essex. This land (formerly known as the “Lyon” property) is slated for a 248 home/ private golf course community by the holders of the property, Lehman Brothers of New York City.
ASaP needs your input so that it can communicate our collective concerns to the Attorney General, the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, and all of our local, state and federal officials and ask them to continue their efforts to assist us in protecting the integrity of this very important piece of property . . . not only for us . . . but for all future generations to come.
I am against despoiling the preserve. The area is of far greater benefit to us all as it is. Why trade the wellbeing of the many to enrich a few greedy developers? Please add my name to the petition.