Monday, May 9, 2011

Opponents Of Costco Plan Launch Petition To Save Forest: The Courant

Posted by Frank Smith at 9.5.11

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like more Sherwoodesque radical tactics simply to prevent one of those evil rich corporations from profiting off of the people!

May 9, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Anonymous said...

I have golfed the Red Nine more times than I can count. I, also, have driven to Costco's store in Cheshire, a thirty minute drive from New Britain more times than I can count.

Please save me from the enviromental whackos. Allow a Costco up the street, not just because of the convenience, but it will hire hundreds of people. this is a No-brainer!

May 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM
Lou Salvio said...

New Britain is a small - area wise - city comprising about 13.4 sq. miles. It is a difficult thing to attract developers to a town like ours. Much of our city is taken up by non-taxable properties; huge parcels are state properties, including CCSU where Mr. Mione and the other CCSU professor work. Add to that, hospitals, churches, state highways, schools, streets, city buildings, park land, etc., and what is left? Very Little!!

In a telephone conversation with Mr. Mione last week, I was less than impressed with what I feel are his difficult to corroborate arguments re, a loss of a field trip venue for CCSU students - I could suggest many others - , destruction of a forest
community, the "urban heat island effect" that clearly does not exist in New Britain and a bird species census for which he cannot provide a recent, scientific tally.

Please, New Britain taxpayers are hurting. The City
has a potential developer that is looking for NOTHING from the city to build a store here that would provide jobs, tax revenue and fiscal aid to a city that is in dire financial straits.

The plan, that Alderman Catanzaro and I have seen is a good one, one that will benefit the City while enhancing the A.W. Stanley park property.

Please, stop hurting the City for selfish, personal reasons.

May 9, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Anonymous said...

selfish personal reasons are all that liberals seem to understand!

May 9, 2011 at 8:00 PM
Anonymous said...

what a bunch of treehugging losers!

May 9, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Anonymous said...

Please note the folowing facts:
Costtco Corp. did a fesiability study to see if the store had a potential to show a serve to the community,
Approached the Mayor to see what locations suited their needs.
This location was the best since it would be visible and easy access to many. People use New Britain Road to travel from Hartford, West Hartford to New Britain
Shaw's and Walmart chose locations that were not as visible to the community.

May 10, 2011 at 8:32 AM
Lou Salvio said...

Frank:

I just opened the Website with the on line petition in it. Professor Mione lists the following address for those who would like to join the “Friends of A.W. Stanley Park” to e-mail him at, “ Thomas Mione at, MioneT@ccsu.edu “. Given the flap about excesses in the State’s CSU budgets. I question whether this is an appropriate use of CCSU computers! Is it an appropriate use of Mr. Mione's work time? Given that taxes I pay help to fund the CSU System, I object to this use. Is President Miller aware of this use of State computers and professor work time for private use?

May 10, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Anonymous said...

Thomas Mione lives on Leona Lane, just a few doors away from the woods he wants to protect. Is he truly concerned about the environment, or is he more concerned about losing his daily walking trail?

May 10, 2011 at 11:27 PM
Anonymous said...

Costco will be a welcome addition to the retail sector of New Britain. I sincerely hope that the so-called legislators--O'Brien and his colleagues--don't try to kick it out of town, like they did to WalMart, another very popular retail establishment.

May 11, 2011 at 7:43 AM

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