Superior Court Judge Theodore Tyma has ruled for the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission that denied a second extension of time for a proposed 120-bed halfway house by Community Solutions Inc. at Norman Street and Railroad Avenue. The proposal has been the subject of several heated zoning and neighborhood meetings.
Entries Tagged as 'Community Solutions Inc.'
Judge Sides With P&Z, Rejects Halfway House Application
June 21st, 2012 · 21 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Fox Blows Cork At South End Meeting For Proposed Halfway House–Fore! McCluster Wants A Mulligan
February 8th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
UPDATE: Leave it to city resident Jim “Sonny” Fox to add a little excitement to a community meeting. A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for male offenders and the South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone was debated Tuesday night at the University of Bridgeport. The benefits agreement guarantees [...]
Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Jim Fox·University of Bridgeport
Does Halfway House Proposal Have New Life?
February 6th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for male offenders and the South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone will be the subject of a community meeting Tuesday 6 p.m. at the University of Bridgeport Student Center faculty dining room. The benefits agreement guarantees a $50,000 charitable contribution if the [...]
Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Sal DiNardo·University of Bridgeport
They’re Baaack! Halfway House Proposal Returns
June 19th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Land use lawyer Chuck Willinger, on behalf of Community Solutions, Inc., is petitioning the Planning & Zoning Commission for approval of a halfway house for men in the West End. It appears that Willinger is reapplying a special permit application under the new 2010 zoning regulations following rejection by P&Z in February of the second extension request loaded with neighborhood [...]
Tags: Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Nancy DiNardo·Sal DiNardo
The Case Against The Halfway House
March 1st, 2011 · 28 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Rally on steps of City Hall before the Planning and Zoning Commission hearing. Michael Voytek, the attorney representing neighborhood groups in opposition to the halfway house proposal that was rejected by city zoners Monday night, delivered the following presentation in City Council chambers.
Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·CT Post·Michael Voytek
Sanity Prevails, Zoners Reject Halfway House Proposal
March 1st, 2011 · 12 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
By a five to one vote Monday night the Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the application to extend approval of a halfway house for male offenders in the West End. The petitioner Community Solutions says it will appeal the decision. From Tim Loh, Connecticut Post: The boiling point at Monday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting [...]
Tags: Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·CT Post·Michael Voytek·Tim Loh
Mulligan Stew For The South End NRZ
February 23rd, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning
The South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone meets tonight (Thursday) 6 p.m. at the University of Bridgeport Student Center. The agenda includes “Democratic Town Committee elections” and “Revision of Bylaws.” Revision of bylaws? What could that mean, considering the previous heated meeting to consider a proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for [...]
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Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Denese Taylor-Moye·Jim Fox·Mary-Jane Foster·Michael Voytek·University of Bridgeport