Westport RTM warned of traffic crisis and urgent study action
Westport faces a major traffic crisis, with two RTM members urging immediate action. A joint study committee calls for implementing sound recommendations and funding a $2,000 outside traffic consultant, with Board of Finance approval first as a preliminary step toward relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
RTM
Woody Klein
Dist
Frances Cowden
Wilbur Smith Associates
Klein
Police, Fire and Safety Committee
P Z delays mall hearings after See bias challenges Schmitz
Planning and Zoning postpones Altman Road Post Road mall re zoning hearings for two weeks as See questions Schmitz objectivity. See threatens legal action over Schmitz voting while others questioned. Police turn away 400 700 residents at Staples High School as delay unfolds.
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Mark Roth
Planning and Zoning Commission
Altman- Road
Post Road
Ed Lee
P&z
See
John Schmitz
P&i
Commission
Schmitz
Staples High School
Altman-Read
ARB Finds Altman Road Shopping Center Out of Character
The Architectural Review Board praised Copaken White and Blitt of Kansas City for scale and design changes to the Altman Road Post Road mall project but concluded the center cannot be considered in character with the town plan of development. The ARB report notes the board’s determination despite architectural excellence and developer efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Architectural Review Board
Altman- Road
Post Road
Copaken, White, and Blitt
Kansas City
Bond bickering grows as Townsend sought by police
Dispute pits Westport bail supporters for Bridgeport suspect Townsend against police count attack. The Ad Hoc Committee on Bail and the Committee for Justice Now defend bail rights while Sgt. Peter Gernat links bail posters to attempted murders of Patrolmen Simmons and Smith and offers 500 dollars for Townsend arrest or conviction.
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Bridgeport
Peter Gernat
Policemen’s Union
R.L. Simmons
Charles Smith
Sgt. Gernet
Townsend
Chappa Champs Highlighted Across Pages In Briefs
A fragmented notice mentions Chappa champs and net queens with references to Page 34 37 and memorials on Page 10. Es Laie is listed twice and a Rec chief is noted with See Page 3 for more details.
Westport Recycling Campaign Seeks Widespread Participation
Friends of Ecologue, Westport's new ecology group, launches an intensive drive urging residents to recycle cans bottles newspapers heavy cardboard and scrap metal. A spokesman says recycling is the only ecologically sound response to the town’s solid waste crisis and the group outlines publicity plans including explanatory flyers.
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Friends of
Ecologue
Westport
Dorrie Henninger
Brooke Denny
Joan Keys
Friends of Ecologue
Ecology Action Group
Anne Kaske
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First Step
Ting
Staples
Staples High
Ron Kaufman
Mark Egal
Mike Lane
Anne Kaskel
ARB
Aspetuck Valley Health District
Stanley Atwood
Westport News
Es Laie
Chappa Champs
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