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		<title>Remarks by Sidney Van Zandt at Merritt Bench Dedication</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to you all: To the Merritts, Nelson, his daughters Susan, Nancy, and Debra, to Tom &#38; Hannah Treuer and John &#38; Carly Matroienni. I hope to introduce you to some of the folks that were able to be here today that have been involved in GOSA, and who have done so much to transform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration and Dedication of the Stone Bench for Mary Cory Merritt at the Merritt Family Forest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A beautiful summer/fall day on Monday, October 10, 2011 with temperatures in the high 70’s greeted the 39 guests plus some young neighborhood boys and several wild turkeys. We gathered in a circle of chairs to celebrate Mary Cory Merritt’s life. ]]></description>
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		<title>When City Meets Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judy Rondeau, natural resource specialist with the Eastern Conservation district has been leading a study of Baker Cove and the watershed of Birch Plain Creek and two other watersheds that feed it. Syma Ebbin, research coordinator at Connecticut Sea Grant, assistant professor at UConn-Avery Point and GOSA board member, served as the project’s local guide. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Space Worth the Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rick Newton is a Vice President and Chairman of the Stewardship Committee of the Avalonia Land Conservancy. His letter on Open Space was published on August 4 in The Mystic River Press, and the full text follows: Recent news reports regarding the concerns of Stonington citizens about the Mary Hall/Greenhaven Road proposed subdivision show that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aug. 3 Zoning Commission Meeting Canceled</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grotopen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ GROTON &#8212; 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.]]></description>
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		<title>The Day Adds Sheep Farm To Its Hiking Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW LONDON &#8212; The Day added the Groton Sheep Farm to its guide to hiking sites in the area with an article in the July 23, 2011 issue. Sasha Goldstein, writer of the article, comments: “Nestled just off I-95, this 63-acre tract of land in Groton provides varied, beautiful terrain for a walk in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Note To Readers: Website Editor Stepping Aside</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After nine years as editor of Gosaonline.org, I am stepping aside on Aug. 1, 2011, in order to make time for some long-deferred personal projects. It has been a privilege to provide information to readers about preservation of open space and other land-use issues. People who know and care about these matters are necessary for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OPDS Plans To Propose Special Permit, Site Plan Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ GROTON &#8212; The town’s Office of Planning and Development Services expects to unveil Aug. 3, 2011, proposals for revising zoning regulations on special permits and site plans, Planning Manager Matthew J. Davis told the July 6 meeting of the Zoning Commission.  In another disclosure, Planning Director Michael J. Murphy told the commission that work on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IWA OKs Changes Widening Review Areas</title>
		<link>http://gosaonline.org/2011/06/iwa-approves-amendments-widening-review-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>grotopen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GROTON &#8212; The Inland Wetlands Agency unanimously approved on June 8, 2011,  regulation amendments that widen the areas of official regulation around watercourses and wetlands. The action came immediately after a public hearing at which no one opposed the amendments. GOSA welcomed the changes as a step in the right direction, though it said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOSA, Avalonia Lead Hikes For Trails Day</title>
		<link>http://gosaonline.org/2011/06/gosa-avalonia-lead-hikes-for-trails-day/</link>
		<comments>http://gosaonline.org/2011/06/gosa-avalonia-lead-hikes-for-trails-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:45:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GROTON&#8211;GOSA led several hikes June 4, 2011&#8211;including one that was a first&#8211;across protected open space in Groton in connection with Trails Day, sponsored by the Connecticut Forest &#38; Park Association in 115 Connecticut communities. The Groton activities included a long walk, conducted by GOSA with the Avalonia Land Conservancy, from the Poquonnock River to an [...]]]></description>
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