The Westport Weston Family Y is in danger.
The Family Y must move to a new facility at its Mahackeno campsite. If it doesn’t, it will be forced to close its doors.
The Y sold its Post Road Building at the end of 2006. Some people in town claim this was a political stunt. It wasn’t. The Y simply cannot afford to operate the 85-year-old building.
Now, after the Family Y received a series of approvals, a tiny group of people is trying to prevent the Family Y from creating a new center on land that it has owned since 1942.
If these naysayers succeed, the Y could go out of business by 2010 and all of Westport will lose.
Come on Westport. Be Smart! Learn the facts before it’s too late:
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The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection gave tentative permission to the Westport Weston Family Y to build a waste-water treatment facility at Mahackeno (5.10.2006). -
The Westport Flood and Erosion Control Board approved the Family Y’s application to build at Mahackeno (10.12.2006).
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The Westport Conservation Commission approved the Family Y’s application to build at Mahackeno (4.6.2007).
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Connecticut DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy gave final approval for a waste-water treatment facility, following an administrative appeal (8.3.2007).
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The Westport Representative Town Meeting upheld earlier commission approvals (8.7.2007).
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The Westport Planning and Zoning Commission will vote in 2008 on the Family Y’s application to build at Mahackeno.
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