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Wed Oct 12 10:13:41 2005	administrator	Archived old comments again on Oct. 12, 2005. See links above...
Wed Oct 26 11:13:40 2005		Vote Nov. 8, 2005 - http://simsbury.page.us/
Fri Oct 28 20:55:40 2005	Brian. S	I saw this flyer up in the store the other day, and could not believe, that some Greedy developer is going to ruin this land!! There is not much land left in CT as It is,not to say the natural untouched woods. Im not from Simsbury but I think this whole thing Is B.S, where is all the wild life going to go?? what about the drinking water?? and what about the preservation.Its all about the money.Whats going to happen when there is no land left??? We have to look at pictures to remember what woods looked like someday.all for what......money. I wish I could buy the land, that way I could save It, for people to enjoy the natural beauty, of the woods...... Thanks ...to the Developers............Brian ):
Tue Nov 1 23:12:11 2005	Deb H.	Although I don't live in CT, I am very concerned about the destruction done to our land by the constant development of businesses and homes. Our wildlife need a place to live. When we destroy their habitat, they will find homes in our neighborhoods, which isn't healthy for man or creature. Furthermore, we need to have natural, undeveloped land for the pure pleasure of enjoying God's earth. What will become of our environment if you take it away? We have more than enough land to redevelop without disturbing the land that all wildlife need.
Sat Nov 5 20:24:52 2005	an observant citizen	Vote Hampton and Romano!!!!!!!
Mon Nov 7 10:57:15 2005		Vote for Dave Ryan if you want to keep the woods. Dave Ryan and his fellow democrats are committed to the preserving the rural nature of our town. That includes preserving open space land. By contrast, Tom Vicent did nothing about the situation and hid it from public view. Keep the woods made it an issue, otherwise the land would have been sold and bulldozed by now. Vote Democrat for responsive government. Vote for Dave Ryan. http://www.simsbury.dems.info
Tue Nov 8 13:59:50 2005	Mary, Chairman	While this is an open message board and people may express their support for certain candidates. Keep the Woods is not offically endorsing any one candidate or party. As I have stated in e-mails to the membership, we are a diverse group and can openingly work with any commission or board member that is chosen in today's election. At the very least I have encourage everyone to get out and vote after doing their own research.
Tue Nov 22 08:17:13 2005		Saw the article in today's Hartford Courant. Congratulations Keep the Woods!.and of course the town of Simsbury for using the Trust for Public Land to save this property. TPL understands the value of land,beyond the immediate financial gain that development brings. Is Ethel Walker now dealing with TPL to preserve this land? One more question? Does the Trust for Public Land know(I assume Ethel Walker knows) that the property contains the major aquifer for Simsbury? Happy Thanksgiving KTW. More citizens caring about preservation, will be your gift to generations to come.
Wed Nov 30 16:56:33 2005		How much do they want for the land?
Wed Nov 30 22:18:05 2005		EWS is not saying.
Wed Jan 4 05:47:14 2006		how much is the land worth?
Wed Jan 4 17:20:21 2006		Depends on to whom you talk to. Both the town and EWS have conducted appraisals of the land yet neither will reveal their numbers while the negotiations are ongoing. The town and state offered 7.3 million for the land a few years back to give you an idea of the order of magnitude (town offered 6 million with the balance coming from a state grant). EWS rejected this offer. The real answer, of course, is that the land is priceless as it is over Simsbury's drinking water supply and acts as a natural filter for our water if left in its undeveloped state. Any development of this land will dramatically degrade its natural filtering function. Additionally the homes, streets, and fertilized yards of the proposed subdivision will result in polluted runoff entering our drinking supply. And it not just Simsbury's drinking supply. The aquifer under the land also feeds drinking water to Grandby and E. Grandby. The land is essentially unprotected watershed currently. Please see the Drink Water Quality link on the keepthewoods.org site.
Wed Jan 11 11:03:40 2006		how much does EWS think they could make by selling the building rights / building a sub-division?
Fri Jan 13 14:58:27 2006		My understanding is that the previous offer of 7.3 million was for an outright sale - something the school may not have wanted as the land is valuable to the school. Selling the development rights means that the school will keep ownership and use and still get nearly the same amount of money.
Wed Jan 25 16:44:31 2006		Forum at Eno looks great - will be there!!!
Sat Jan 28 19:51:45 2006	Simsbury Resident	The Educational Forum was wonderful! It is good to know there are citizens who care about the water and forests in Simsbury. And you take the time to spread the word, keep up the Good Work, Keep the Woods!!!!