Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The Editor's Notepod, Tues., Jan. 26, 2010

Wallingford: the variety of the fines received by the town from the state Occupational Safety and Health Division demonstrates the difficulty, sometimes, of keeping up with all the rules. “It wasn’t anything we haven’t seen before” is not exactly the highest compliment.

Wallingford: the idea of re-zoning the Interchange Area in town so that retailers can go in there seems guaranteed, now or later, to result in the sort of helter-skelter outlets which surround so many other interchanges. Is this something the town wants or needs? Once altered, it will never be undone.

Southington: worries about buying water to supply local needs seem a little premature, since the DEP stream flow regulations (which would impact the aquifer and the Quinnipiac River) haven’t been adopted yet. But it is surely a good idea for town water departments to have the capacity to interconnect at need.

Southington:
a solution to the sewer line problem has been agreed to, which will cost more and avoid the property owner who so strongly objected. The manhole cover issue remains, evidently, and it’s hard to be enthusiastic about the new route or the need to spend extra money because of a route change.

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