Monthly Archives: September 2005

http://www.courant.com/news/local/fv/hc-simethel0916.artsep16,0,2429649.story Group May Help Town Preserve Tract By KATIE MELONE Courant Staff Writer September 16 2005 SIMSBURY -- A national land preservation group says its ability to assist the town in preserving a 450-acre parcel on the Ethel Walker School campus will hinge on whether it can raise sufficient donations. It will take at least a few weeks - and possibly longer - before the Trust for Public Land can say whether it can enter into an agreement to help the town buy the land, or the development rights to the land, said Tim Northrop, the trust's state director.…

http://www.courant.com/news/local/fv/hc-simethel0913.artsep13,0,266955.story Citizens' Group To Withdraw Appeal Would Encourage Talks Over Preserving Ethel Walker School Property By KATIE MELONE Courant Staff Writer September 13 2005 SIMSBURY -- A citizens' group has promised to withdraw a legal appeal it hoped could stall the Ethel Walker School's plans to build a large development of luxury homes on its wooded campus. Keep the Woods group felt emboldened by recent talks between the town, school and a land preservation group, said Susan Masino, a member. Instead of focusing on litigation, the group decided to encourage the three to enter into an agreement for the…