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Resident urges council to ease fence rules after crash; council points to zoning-board process
Summary
A long-time New Milford resident told the council she feels unsafe after losing a six-foot front-yard fence in a crash and objected to new ordinance and zoning procedures; council members and staff clarified that fence variance matters are decided through the zoning board and that statutory sight-triangle rules apply.
Connie Vasalo, a New Milford resident, used the meetingpublic-comment period to appeal to council members about a zoning decision that prevented replacement of a six-foot front-yard fence.
Vasalo said the fence had been in place for 21 years and was destroyed when a vehicle crashed through it; she described feeling "not safe" and said the borough's process left her "deflated" and discouraged about seeking a replacement. "We feel extorted,…
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