GROTON — The scheduled Aug. 3, 2011 Zoning Commission meeting has been canceled because the planning staff said it needed more time to work on the proposed changes to special permit regulations that were to have been discussed at the meeting. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the commission takes place Sept. 7.
By Sidney F. Van Zandt, GOSA Vice President GROTON — Connecticut Trails Day sponsored by the Connecticut Forest & Park Association, manager of the Blue Trail System, is on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Groton. Three tours are available in Groton: ( For descriptions see below.) They are sponsored by Groton Open Space Association (gosaonline.org), [...]
By Pat Olivier NOANK–Groton Open Space Association held its annual celebration of Southeastern Connecticut’s open spaces on Thursday evening, April 14, 2011, at The Fisherman Restaurant in Noank. The facility was donated at cost for the event by owner John Williams, with $30 of the proceeds from each ticket going to GOSA. This year’s event [...]
HARTFORD — The Day reported April 5, 2011, on the preceding day’s legislative hearing in Hartford on a bill to afford legal protection to municipalities that allow recreational use of land they own. The New London-based newspaper’s article, written by Day Staff Writer JC Reindl, is reprinted below. A Groton open-space advocate joined a coalition [...]
GROTON–The Groton Open Space Association has been working at high speed through heavy winter weather to prepare the newly acquired Sheep Farm on Hazelnut Hill Road for public use. Eight buildings on the property, including two houses, a barn and sheds, are being demolished to make the site safe for visitors. Asbestos and lead paint [...]
GROTON–The silent auction to be held at the GOSA annual celebration April 14 will include a ride on the 1884-built oyster boat Anne. A description of the boat’s long history and a picture of the vessel are below. Pat Olivier, one of the celebration planners, gave this preview of the auction: Like the open water? [...]
Please click on titles below the picture to see maps. Use zoom, if necessary, to adjust the map size to your screen. Maps can be printed to fit a page. Sheep Farm Meadow picture can be enlarged by clicking on it. Bluff Point Trail Map Haley Farm Map Sheep Farm Map The Merritt Family Forest
NEW LONDON–Jury selection is scheduled to start Tuesday, May 10, 2005, for a trial on the fate of the 75-acre Merritt property on Fort Hill in Groton. The trial seeks to determine whether Ravenswood Construction LLC, of Cheshire, has a valid contract to buy the property from F.L. Merritt Inc. GOSA maintains that Ravenswood does [...]
GROTON–The Town Council defeated March 15, 2005, a proposal by Councilor Elissa Wright to allocate a portion of revenues collected in Fiscal Year 2005 under the increased Real Estate Conveyance Tax to the town’s new open space land acquisition fund. The vote against the proposal was 6-2. Voting against the open space measure were [...]
GROTON–The Town of Groton Inland Wetlands Agency approved June 23, 2004, a single-family housing development, served by individual septic sewers, in a watershed that drains into the Groton Utilities drinking water reservoir system. The panel’s vote was 4 members in favor, with 1 abstention. Voting for the development were Chairman David Scott, members Eunice Sutphen [...]
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