Hearing on Monroe’s 2021 POCD set for Wednesday night
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MONROE, CT — A hearing on the Town Plan of Conservation and Development will be held Wednesday night at 7 p.m., Read More
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MONROE, CT — Monroe boards and commissions have been fielding proposals for things like affordable housing, a new business district and a carport with solar panels over the past two weeks, during which First Selectman Ken Kellogg presented a town budget proposal. Read More
Draft of Monroe’s new POCD is taking shape
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MONROE, CT — Monroe’s new Plan of Conservation and Development, a blueprint for the town’s future, is rounding into shape.
The Planning and Zoning Commission is overseeing the revisions and updates to the 2010 POCD. Read More
Affordable senior housing ‘everybody could be proud of’
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MONROE, CT — Connecticut Housing Partners’ proposal to construct 49-units of senior housing on Main Street under the state’s affordable housing statute was well received during a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing Thursday. Read More
Monroe’s POCD: ‘We really need to roll up our sleeves and get the plan written’
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MONROE, CT — Should Monroe entice the YMCA to use the former Chalk Hill School, build bicycle paths along its roadways or find more ways to take advantage of its land bordering Lake Zoar? Read More
Developer proposing senior apartments on Main Street expresses desire to work with the town
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MONROE, CT — Connecticut Housing Partners discussed its plan to build 49 one-bedroom units for residents age 62-and-older, in an affordable housing application under Connecticut’s 8-30g statute, during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Thursday. Read More
A community survey on Monroe’s future is now available online
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MONROE, CT — Does Monroe need more apartments? Is there too much housing in town already? How about commercial development and open space? Read More
Revision of blueprint for Monroe’s future quietly underway
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MONROE, CT — A flurry of events for the revision and update of Monroe’s Plan of Conservation and Development took place early in the year, until the coronavirus pandemic seemed to grind things to a halt. Read More
POCD Update: Police retain skilled officers, town benefits from volunteers
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MONROE, Conn. — Monroe is a suburban town of just over 20,000 residents, with three fire companies and an ambulance service driven by volunteers. Read More
Meetings to focus on Monroe’s POCD update
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A Plan of Conservation and Development provides a blueprint for the future townspeople envision. Possibilities may include a streetscape with sidewalks, street lamps and benches along Main Street, the expansion of greenways or encouraging the construction of apartments to diversify the mix of housing Monroe has to offer. Read More