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DECEMBER  MEETING CANCELLED

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Room 169 (meets 2nd Thurs. of each month)


 
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08/03/2005
Milford rejects affordable housing
Brian McCready , Milford Bureau Chief

 
MILFORD—The Planning and Zoning Board, in a surprising vote, denied developer Louis D’Amato’s 28-unit affordable housing project Tuesday night, a move that left Devon residents rejoicing.
But the enthusiasm may be short-lived because D’Amato has already filed a reduced version of the plan with the city. That proposal will be aired at a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Aug.16 at City Hall.

D’Amato was not at the meeting. The vote against the affordable housing complex on Naugatuck Avenue was 6-2-1.

The vote was surprising because City Planner David Sulkis has repeatedly said that the zoning board had no choice but to approve the plans because it conformed with all regulations and it was an affordable housing project. Sulkis and other officials have routinely said the state’s affordable housing statute allows developers to circumvent local zoning laws Even at a meeting a month ago, PZB members said they would like the project scaled back, but really could not foresee any basis for a rejection.

D’Amato’s application had touched off a firestorm of controversy in Devon. More than 200 residents protested the application at a public hearing in May, saying it was too dense. Approval, they said, would be akin to "dumping" on Devon.

The city in 2002 designated a section of Naugatuck Avenue as being able to sustain affordable housing in an effort to control the density of such applications.

Last month, however, top city officials met with D’Amato and urged him to scale back his proposal and delete the affordable housing component, sources said. D’Amato agreed, and has already filed new plans calling for 21 units that don’t include affordable housing.

Kim Rose, who led Devon residents against the plan, said she was stunned by the board’s vote.

"I’m totally shocked. I thought they would vote yes," Rose said. "In all of their hearts they knew it would be something bad for the area."

Rose said while she is relieved the plans were rejected, she is concerned about an appeal.

Additionally, residents plan to protest D’Amato’s revised application.

"Twenty-one units is better, but it’s still not in the best interest of residents," Rose said.

PZB member Frank Goodrich, R-3, made the motion to reject the plan. He said D’Amato did not offer garages for handicapped residents and the three handicapped units only have one bedroom.

Goodrich said handicapped people often live with a parent or their children and should have another bedroom. No other board member commented on the application and why the board should vote to reject or approve the plans.

PZB member Bradford W. Hubler, R-4, said he would favor the plan, but did not elaborate. John Ludtke, R-4, also voted yes.

 
Brian McCready can be reached at bmccready@nhregister.com or 876-6800.


 

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