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Public outcry to save Beardsley farmland as Shelton leaves Leavenworth zone‑change hearing open
Summary
Residents packed the hearing to urge preservation of the historic Beardsley farmhouse and farmland. The commission left the public hearing open to allow Aquarion Water Company and the Connecticut Department of Public Health to review watershed impacts and voted 5–1 to continue.
A large turnout of residents, conservation leaders and elected officials urged the Shelton Planning & Zoning Commission on March 25 to preserve the historic Beardsley farmhouse and surrounding farmland as the commission considered a developer’s request to rezone roughly 3.3 acres of a 5.3‑acre parcel at 276 Leavenworth Road from R‑1A to R‑1.
Donald Smith Jr., the engineer representing Ferrante Building & Renovation LLC, said the proposal would rezone a portion of the parcel to create three single‑family R‑1 lots fronting on Fairway (Parramain) Road, retain the farmhouse and reunite most farmland with…
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