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Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 02:36 pm |
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must have not been a very guarded shack!!!!!!!!
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What a safe place to conduct crimes. No police presents. Its all about paying Milford, but they made sure not to include the police.
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Posted: Tue Jan 6th, 2009 11:53 am |
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Hearthstone I had a crime spree recently. The guard shack door was kicked in with graffetti written everywhere, Christmas decorations stolen, cars broken into cell phones stolen.
I wonder if those same criminals were the ones who came into Shawnee Acres and drove on peoples properties spinning doughnuts destroying several lawns. Last edited on Tue Jan 6th, 2009 12:07 pm by Bluesman
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milfordian wrote: Waterman wrote: Look closely at the retention ponds. They have been slowly filling up with dirt. That reduces the depth and the amount of water they were designed to hold. That brings up several points. Where is the dirt coming from and why is not contained? Why is the overflow not being handled?
I put the dirt there, everytime I go for a run I grab a handfull and toss it in. I'm hoping to fill it in, I think all that water there is a hazard to the family of green & yellow catapillars that live on the east side of the Wilkind Rd pond. Did anyone ask them if they wanted beach property? Sure, living near the water is great but then your property becomes worth more so your taxes are higher. Before you know it the grasshoppers will build a boardwalk and all the wannabe hippies will start hanging around smoking their dope. Then, due to the extreme peer pressure, the catapillars son will get hooked on the dope and start stealing from them. They will have to press charges to teach him a lesson, then it will become public knowledge that the neighboorhood is a haven for hippie druggies and property values will drop drastically. This will invite the crickets in to start buying up all the properties who will then create low income housing to rent to the mosquitoes.
And I have enough d**n mosquitoes around my house, I don't need more! So, I put dirt in the ponds. It's for the good of the neighborhood, you should thank me.
Thank You. But the green heads are free.
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Waterman wrote: Bluesman wrote: I had a school board meeting at Cape tonight we came home about 10:00 PM on Wilkins Rd hitting 2 flooded areas because the swales on Hearthstone's side were overflowing. One storm retention pond adjacent to Wilkins Road was close to overflowing as well. The Shawnee Acres entrance off Elks Lodge Rd, was overflowing with runoff water again, we've only had 6/10" of rain today.
Look closely at the retention ponds. They have been slowly filling up with dirt. That reduces the depth and the amount of water they were designed to hold. That brings up several points. Where is the dirt coming from and why is not contained? Why is the overflow not being handled?
Probably silt from runoff because there are no silt barriers anywhere in place that I've seen.
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| thank you for the laugh of the day. great story
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Waterman wrote: Look closely at the retention ponds. They have been slowly filling up with dirt. That reduces the depth and the amount of water they were designed to hold. That brings up several points. Where is the dirt coming from and why is not contained? Why is the overflow not being handled?
I put the dirt there, everytime I go for a run I grab a handfull and toss it in. I'm hoping to fill it in, I think all that water there is a hazard to the family of green & yellow catapillars that live on the east side of the Wilkind Rd pond. Did anyone ask them if they wanted beach property? Sure, living near the water is great but then your property becomes worth more so your taxes are higher. Before you know it the grasshoppers will build a boardwalk and all the wannabe hippies will start hanging around smoking their dope. Then, due to the extreme peer pressure, the catapillars son will get hooked on the dope and start stealing from them. They will have to press charges to teach him a lesson, then it will become public knowledge that the neighboorhood is a haven for hippie druggies and property values will drop drastically. This will invite the crickets in to start buying up all the properties who will then create low income housing to rent to the mosquitoes.
And I have enough d**n mosquitoes around my house, I don't need more! So, I put dirt in the ponds. It's for the good of the neighborhood, you should thank me.
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Bluesman wrote: I had a school board meeting at Cape tonight we came home about 10:00 PM on Wilkins Rd hitting 2 flooded areas because the swales on Hearthstone's side were overflowing. One storm retention pond adjacent to Wilkins Road was close to overflowing as well. The Shawnee Acres entrance off Elks Lodge Rd, was overflowing with runoff water again, we've only had 6/10" of rain today.
Look closely at the retention ponds. They have been slowly filling up with dirt. That reduces the depth and the amount of water they were designed to hold. That brings up several points. Where is the dirt coming from and why is not contained? Why is the overflow not being handled?
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Posted: Fri Dec 12th, 2008 03:43 am |
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| I had a school board meeting at Cape tonight we came home about 10:00 PM on Wilkins Rd hitting 2 flooded areas because the swales on Hearthstone's side were overflowing. One storm retention pond adjacent to Wilkins Road was close to overflowing as well. The Shawnee Acres entrance off Elks Lodge Rd, was overflowing with runoff water again, we've only had 6/10" of rain today.
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Posted: Thu Dec 11th, 2008 06:56 pm |
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Why is it the only people in speaking out so strongly in favor of KPG projects, seem to be principles within KPG.
Quoting Mike Fannin from today's Chronicle:
"Yes it's growth and it's the right growth at the right time. Let's support a plan for good paying jobs whether it is in construction of new homes, retail or health services."
Drive through Hearthstone I and look at how many incompleted units are that have been that way for at least the last 2 years.
As another resident of Hearthstone Manor stated in todays paper when they purchased a home in 2004 they were told there was an 8 year plan for completion of Heartstone I. Now 5 years later it's not done, with many unfinished units and open foundations scattered about the development.
Good paying jobs for who Milford residents ? Just look at how well our own residents whom are contractors made out on City Hall. The City of Milford hired a contractor from PA for the job.
You certainly can't expect intelligent reasonable people to believe that any construction, new businesses, or medical facilities will ever be a iron clad guarantee of employment for members of our community.
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From todays Chronicle. Mr. Crouch: "the average citizen needs to know their representatives are not acting in their best interests."
Mr. Crouch obviously has a very specific agenda to promote the Fannin's projects in good light. Milford is a small hometown community and in my humble opinion Mr. Crouch would do well to keep his Washington lobbyist style tactics out of council meetings.
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the prescription you get from the doctor?
its a letter in latin from the doctor to the pharmacist.
it says,,
i got mine , now you get yours!! 
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Hey StarsandStripes, I now apologize, was thinking there for a few you were being serious, but keep the one liners coming, nothing wrong with some humor to brighten the day...
Blues, thanks for the enlightment...
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fire911guy wrote: NewHCparent wrote: This appears to be a self centered blog to vent negative comments about Hearthstone Manor and the developer in general. Our Community at Hearthstone is is a wonderful place to live and we feel that our developer will bring even more to the area like the Lifestyle Mall and Innovation Park. It is obvious that these egotistical and self serving comments are shameful and are merely personal vendettas coming mostly from City Council. One can only assume that the culprits are realted to the Jersery goats of Mike Spillane that he displayed at his moms house prior to his election. I must think though is he the resident or his mom?
You are really funny, having just moved out of Hearthstone, I can tell you that you are either confined to the walls of your residence, or just plain blind when you go outside. Take a look at all the "shells" that are unfinished, the great big pile of fill dirt on the back side, the rear entrance that is uneven and rough as he@@, the unfinished topcoat of asphalt on the rear side because the desired capacity of residents has not been met, then tell me you think approving additional construction in the development, or any other Fannin has planned in that area is a smart decision. Also, had Mr. Fannin cared one ounce about the residents of his development, he would have included sidewalks for their safety while walking, without being forced by any type of code.
Take off your blinders and walk outside...
And be careful when you walk outside....the builder had no concept of drainage. In this last rain, we had standing water just outside the condos, completely covering parts of the roads, and the parking spaces. Wait till this turns to ice. There were many times we couldn;t even walk to our car, it was so slippery with black ice. This went on for days. No ice melt or any attempts at ice removal. But I bet when the expenses were read at the homeowners meetings, it included snow removal costs.
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fire911guy
Yes stars and stripes is beng very cynical. This person can also spell perfectly....they like all of us are sick of the development of open space with overly congested housing. It definitely isn't all the developers but there are some who hold little regard for the community and surrounding neighbors. Your views you expressed as someone who did in fact live in Hearthstone I are the same issues other people who did reside and several who still do reside there have told to me as well.
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Posted: Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 09:32 pm |
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i recall an attorney at the recent council meeting saying that its buyer beware when they buy in mlford when it comes to associations. and developments.
he believes if you do not read the fine print, well, too bad.
now i say....
spelling? forget my spelling as it would require me to read what i write and that is like askig the pharmacist to read a prescription.
want some more one liners??
one must write on these blogs with a sense of humor or else it gets too serious
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Well, that statement, along with your inability to spell builder correctly, (bilders) confirms what I thought. Hey, I have a one story custom built cardboard house I am looking to sell, it does not meet code, but hey, who needs building codes?
Enough said...
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follow the code? next thing you want is to have people walk their dogs in front of their own property.
i happen to know for fact that no self respecting dog owner has poop in front of their house. they spread out to their neighbors with all the poop they can generate.
this council man..spillane. isn't he the one who wants to follow rules and law and order?
next thing i know i' ll hear he wants parks in milford for children and the rest of us.
i say look back in history and it shows they had freemen and landowners and the land owners knew what was best for all.
so, i say let the builders tell us how to live, where to live, what we need, why we need it.
that said, i now need a bigger shovel to
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starsandstripes wrote: mr spilland has no right to demand bilders follow the code . we all know the code is for the people, not for commercial builders.
Are you saying you do not want someone making sure that codes are followed? Please tell me this is just you being cynical.
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i agree as i have said in the past that mr. fannin and hearthstone one is just what we need in milford.
we do not need sidewalks
we do not need open space
as to parking??
let them go to a parking field.
when the people need bread, i say, give them cake.
now, i want the concession for the cake like i do for the pop corn and soda concession at city hall council meetings.
mr spilland has no right to demand bilders follow the code . we all know the code is for the people, not for commercial builders.
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NewHCparent wrote: This appears to be a self centered blog to vent negative comments about Hearthstone Manor and the developer in general. Our Community at Hearthstone is is a wonderful place to live and we feel that our developer will bring even more to the area like the Lifestyle Mall and Innovation Park. It is obvious that these egotistical and self serving comments are shameful and are merely personal vendettas coming mostly from City Council. One can only assume that the culprits are realted to the Jersery goats of Mike Spillane that he displayed at his moms house prior to his election. I must think though is he the resident or his mom?
You are really funny, having just moved out of Hearthstone, I can tell you that you are either confined to the walls of your residence, or just plain blind when you go outside. Take a look at all the "shells" that are unfinished, the great big pile of fill dirt on the back side, the rear entrance that is uneven and rough as he@@, the unfinished topcoat of asphalt on the rear side because the desired capacity of residents has not been met, then tell me you think approving additional construction in the development, or any other Fannin has planned in that area is a smart decision. Also, had Mr. Fannin cared one ounce about the residents of his development, he would have included sidewalks for their safety while walking, without being forced by any type of code.
Take off your blinders and walk outside...
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Posted: Tue Dec 2nd, 2008 11:43 am |
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NewHCparent wrote: This appears to be a self centered blog to vent negative comments about Hearthstone Manor and the developer in general. Our Community at Hearthstone is is a wonderful place to live and we feel that our developer will bring even more to the area like the Lifestyle Mall and Innovation Park. It is obvious that these egotistical and self serving comments are shameful and are merely personal vendettas coming mostly from City Council. One can only assume that the culprits are realted to the Jersery goats of Mike Spillane that he displayed at his moms house prior to his election. I must think though is he the resident or his mom?
It's not any developers in general, only irresponsible ones who don't care about the communities where they build. It's about irresponsible developers/builders who construct homes like the Meadows at Shawnee Acres where numerous homes have had problems with flooding.
The community at Heartstone is wonderful?
There are a few families who reside there who would strongly disagree.
Now as to your wonderful claim, does that include all the "wonderful" incompleted units that can be visibly seen that have been sitting incomplete for over 25 months, or the "wonderful" 2 story dirt pile that sends dust everywhere when the weather is dry. The "wonderful" list could go on and it does, we all know everything isn't so wonderful in New Milford. Or maybe "wonderful" is in reference to the drug dealing that is allegedly going on in several rental units.
The Lifestyle Mall is not wanted, and it is not in the spirit of promoting the downtown Milford businesses. It will only exacerbate 2 dangerous intersections where accidents resulting in fatalities already occur.
Now if you feel the desire to tell me my comments are shameless, egotistical, self serving, and some type of vendetta, I'll be more than happy to meet you anywhere publicly and you can debate the facts with me to my face.
For the record I'm not annexed with the city and therefore I have no connections to the council boards or any members.
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Welcome to the forum, mr fannin!
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This appears to be a self centered blog to vent negative comments about Hearthstone Manor and the developer in general. Our Community at Hearthstone is is a wonderful place to live and we feel that our developer will bring even more to the area like the Lifestyle Mall and Innovation Park. It is obvious that these egotistical and self serving comments are shameful and are merely personal vendettas coming mostly from City Council. One can only assume that the culprits are realted to the Jersery goats of Mike Spillane that he displayed at his moms house prior to his election. I must think though is he the resident or his mom?
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the land on the east of route one is changed from farming to institutional overlay.
by definition..insitutional overlay is commercial zoning so i am sure the tax assessor for milford has changed the taxes to reflect the change in values. if they have different values.
its like you saying that in hearthstone one if they rent houses owned by the builder as they indicated..they have to get c.o. approvals from the city.
once they get the certificate of occupancy they have to pay taxes for the house vrs before when they paid only on the land.
i do not believe the city would open electric billing for renters and not collect taxes for fiinished houses.
do you?
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| Something else to keep in mind - has the property east of route one that Mr. Fannin and his KPG are trying to "flip" actually transferred to him? I don't think it has and is the city collecting taxes on agricultural land or the "commercial" approval?
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They could turn there inspections over to the counties.. Sorry that would not work. They would make the builders conform to the code.
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You buy a Country Life home, you still pay monthly fees. Even if you paid cash. For life.
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Is it True that Irv will be following in Cliff's footsteps and resigning from the council so they can both
spend more time traveling with their 'sugar daddy', I mean families...
I found his outbursts after the vote most telling. His crying out for Randy Marvel for some sort of desperate attempt to salvage what was an obvious defeat. It was clearly out of order and unseemly . It definitely showed the personal covert stake Irv had invested in this decision. This is not the first time
the Rich and Powerful have gotten their way with certain members of the council. It seems that the
taxpayers are usually left to foot the bill for short term thinking by narrow minded people.
Perhaps, Milford needs to license homeowners then hire a code enforcer to inspect and help the city fix unsightly and poorly' kept wrought iron fences and even chimney's over two stories high
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Hey Mom ' Happy Thanksgiving' ; I hope Milford becomes affordable some day so you can be able to move back !!
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From what I understand and my personal knowledge Homeowners/Homeowners Associations don't get control or say about anything the builder does. The builder/developer of the property maintains full control UNTIL after the last unit is built. At that time the builder/developer signs off the development, and all governing rights, and not before then.
Several very reliable sources who live in Heartstone I tell me all the empty units in Hearthstone I that are completed and incompleted are becoming rental units, because they aren't selling.
I personally have to question why would the city allow another development to be built by the same group who developed heartstone I ?
Heartstone I, has problems which have been brought forward, many units aren't anything more than a shell and have lain incompleted for the last 25 months and completed units are not selling in at Heartstone I .
Why are the new units the same group seeks approval for less than 1/4 mile away on the same street going to sell any better ?
What guarantees do the residents in the immediate area have that we won't be looking at another eye sore like Heartstone I , 2-3 years from now, when both developments lay half ass finished ?
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i was told that it does not matter what quality of life or shape the house is in. what counts is if someone buys it ,
even if the homeowner association says the builder is in charge till he sells the last house, as long as the fine print says it..too bad for the buyer.
now does milford government care if the buyers get a raw deal??or, is it, buyer beware, buy at your own risk.
why should the buyers expect fair play or even handed play from milford government. its not their problem.
or, is it??
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Elmer could care less about quality of life
I bet he doesn't Live in one of his rat hole developments
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The KPG attorney is arguing that the old rules apply which were used when the original plan was submitted.
Since the original plans were approved the provision for $400.00 per unit is longer an option available to avoid proper open space requirements.
The city is arguing (apparently) the $500,000.00 was never paid to the city parks and rec so the original agreement is no longer in effect, therefore they will have to meet current requirements.
Try selling a house that doesn't meet current code and watch what happens.
I still stand by my original statement it's all about the bottom line, for Mr. Fannin's companies. How to get the most return on the dollar per acre as possible, quality of life isn't a concern. The recent letters to the Editor from KPG personnel, in regard to previous posts made by myself and other TOPIX members, and the East of RT 1 issue clearly paints a picture that a 1,000 words never could.
Develop.... develop......develop...... build... build.... build...
When we see a forest stripped, clearcut most people are appalled, yet these forestry developers are no different than residential developers they don't think about the long term effects of their short viewed goal, which is the almighty dollar.
Has the city ever done a survey to find out exactly how many residents of Milford are employed by companies, businesses, in Milford ?
We keep hearing it will mean more jobs for Milford residents, where is the guarantee that will happen ?
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Some things will never change Like City Government.
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i need help to understand what happened at hearthstone two
if the city code requires something isn't it effective when the law is passed?
or, does that mean that all 30,000 preliminary approvals, that are on the books get to build with the laws in effect when they got their approvals??
like, if my property was approved to build 29 years ago i get to build with laws then and not with current city code??
i like it when no one has to obey the law in effect because then i get to do as i want not with what is correct, is that what this all means??
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You go Elmer
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What's the most building permits Milford has issued in one year? 350 maybe? We have enough approved and in the process of being approved lots to last, at that rate, 25 years.
As for the open space, stop crying! I'm tired of the City accepting $400 per unit to be donated to Parks & Rec in lieu of providing adequate open space. What percentage is active and what percentage is passive open space. Something needs to be done to provide childen and adults in these new communities an area for physical fitness and "play" time, not the storm management area that is classified as "open space". With the $400 donation, I'm sure Parks and Rec are making arrangements for transportation to and from these developements so that our children don't have to ride their bikes, walk or even cross busy, congested roads in order to participate or enjoy their programs. That won't happen - but accepting that $400 will.
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we only have approved about 30,000 building sites for milford.
no big deal. we have room for the additional 9600 homes for the first three annexed properties on the east side of route one.
now mr crouch just wants about ..lets see...five thousand acres equals about another 70 thousand homes.
we can then qualify for a loan from the federal government for aid as with about 100,000 homes available, not enough customers.. maybe we can qualify for something
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Posted: Fri Nov 21st, 2008 12:22 am |
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All one has to do is read the editorial written by Mr. Crouch. This was in regard to what Milford should do with land east of RT 1.
Why must everything be developed faster than the city infrastructure such as schools, hospitals, city services, can keep up.
Based on the number of residential developments/units already approved, add the average size family to the equation, the new Milford campus will be overcrowded before the loans for the construction are paid off.
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this monday the city council has hearthstone two up for final site approval.
the code says sidewalks, 2.5 car space per home, and, 40 percent open space.
i have to believe that if they plan to approve hearthstone two that are going to require the builder to comply with city code and regulations.
if they want to get an exemption..then, let council vote it up or down.
i certainly hope the council will uphold the law as written and not allow any diviation to the law as it is written.
the motion must be, approve or disapprove with the requirement if approved that the stipulation is...the project must be in full complaiance with all city codes
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| Fannin saying that something is gonna get fixed is like telling someone the check's in the mail! Keep in mind, some people making these decisions have no bussiness making the decision - planning commish prez for one!
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starsandstripes wrote: i think you have it all wrong about hearthstone one and hearthstone two.
i heard that the owners of hearthstone one are going to fix the swales in their development that are causing all the disagreement.
afer all , i was told that of the twelve houses invlved, two had children with special needs and no would want them to get hurt falling into a swale.
i beleieve some of the members of this forum have to understand that the owners of hearthstone one are business men and sometimes the dollar gets in the way. maybe its just being disagreeable on their part , but, i believe that they are going to do whats best for our community and all of milford.
after all, why would they cheapen or make horse manure of their reputations over such a small matter as allowing some swales to be filled in so thier customers/homeowners could get hurt??
it just would not make sense to me.
so, again, like i say, they will do the right thing and fix the swales i was told
sure hope the folks who told me the above are accurate.
When some some council members and Milford residents (including ones from Hearthstone) urged the developer to go back and add sidewalks to the design
the projects Attorney Jim Griffin said it would be "expensive and time consuming redesign" to add sidewalks (which the city began requiring for developments shortly after July 2006) when the original plans were approved.
I completely understand that the almighty dollar gets in the way with some people. I also understand that is it purely speculative building at best. IMHO financing is involved as well and can be lost when permits are not extended, developers are in the business to make money.....period.
We have homes in the area that have been foreclosed on there is a real estate slump with no immediate sign of recovery, and I know of at least 6 developments that have infrastructure in place in Milford and sit undeveloped and have sat that way for the 2 years I have lived here.
Hearthstone I has sat the same exact way for the last 2 years, with the same 2 story mound of dirt sitting in the same spot it did on October 7, 2006.
It's pretty hard to "fall into" a swale but when not constructed correctly it is impossible to mow them, and they are not of adequate size for the runoff of water from severe storms. And it is a domino effect if it floods there it also floods downstream. There was also a 10' utility right away mound and a flood swale that was supposed to be constructed (according to an abutting property owner in Shawnee Acres on Valley Forge Dr who is a design engineer) running parallel with the northern boundry line seperating Shawnee Acres and Hearthstone I which was never constructed as well.
I personally know 2 families who live in Hearthstone I and there are a lot more issues than has even been addressed in these forums.
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Yes, I do agree - Every Single Bussinessman is on the up and up. Look at those CEO's who took tons of money, knowing and keeping secret to not only their employess, but their customers as well, that things were going to the toilet. You complained just as much as anyone else about how the city did bussiness - did someone get to you also?
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i think you have it all wrong about hearthstone one and hearthstone two.
i heard that the owners of hearthstone one are going to fix the swales in their development that are causing all the disagreement.
afer all , i was told that of the twelve houses invlved, two had children with special needs and no would want them to get hurt falling into a swale.
i beleieve some of the members of this forum have to understand that the owners of hearthstone one are business men and sometimes the dollar gets in the way. maybe its just being disagreeable on their part , but, i believe that they are going to do whats best for our community and all of milford.
after all, why would they cheapen or make horse manure of their reputations over such a small matter as allowing some swales to be filled in so thier customers/homeowners could get hurt??
it just would not make sense to me.
so, again, like i say, they will do the right thing and fix the swales i was told
sure hope the folks who told me the above are accurate.
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deapp1 wrote: It went to the planning commision once, was recommended that it not be approved, and council over-rode their recommendation. The extension applys to the original approval, I believe, thus Council couldn't mandate the developer pay the new impact fees because the would be "changing the rules" in the middle of the game. It seems to me that litigation could become an issue, and instead of fightin' Fannin, the city would just bend over and take it.
They go by their version of the "Golden Rule"......"Those that have the gold, make the rules"
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| He fails to mention that they didn't meet the city's requirements - maybe the states, but not the city's. If they built a house and it wasn't code - do you think they would get the certificate of occupancy without getting the house up to code first? I don't think so. They can spin it every which way but loose - the fact is there are issues that the city wanted and they failed to do.
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Posted: Thu Oct 30th, 2008 03:16 pm |
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| yep it's in the sports and advertising section......
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| The Chronicle has 22 pages??? When I read it it seems more like 3.
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Posted: Thu Oct 30th, 2008 01:42 pm |
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| Page 22 letter to the editor from Dave Hitchens in this weeks Milford Chronicle. Apparently we (Newszap forum members) struck a nerve.
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| Deapp I'm not reassured at all in regard to Mr. Fannin's intentions, in reality his intentions are solely for his business benefit, and not in any way for the communities, or "his" neighbors.
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