The Coalition to Save Easton

Our Mission

The Coalition to Save Easton has been established to fight a proposed high-density housing development in town that threatens the watershed, the environment and our town.

• We are ordinary citizens who live in an extraordinary town - the source of pure drinking water for half a million people in Fairfield County.
• We are the neighbors whose properties adjoin this potential development
• We are the people across the region who recognize the very real threat to public health and safety that it poses.
• We realize that if this development is approved, then other parcels throughout our town, and - indeed - other watershed lands throughout Fairfield County and elsewhere in the state will be similarly developed, dismantling the very core notion of protected watershed lands.

We named our group "Coalition to Save Easton" because this truly is an effort to save the town from a wave of high-density development in the future, should this application prevail, which would devastate the watershed.

Threat from Saddle Ridge Development

Saddle Ridge Developers LLC is a developer with a new plan to build a 99 unit high-intensity development in Easton near the intersection of Sport Hill Road (Rt. 59) and Westport Road (Rt. 136).

CSE is strongly opposed to this inappropriate proposal. We believe it will:

• Significantly harm the watershed that supports the communities that drink water provided by Aquarion.
• Dramatically increase traffic and reduce driver safety on the Easton's roads, especially the major arteries of Westport and Sport Hill Roads.
• Impede the ability of Easton's volunteer fire department and volunteer emergency medical services to protect Easton's residents.
• Materially increase property taxes in Easton.

Saddle Ridge Developers Sue Easton

Saddle Ridge Developers have sued the Easton Conservation Commission. They want a judge to force the Easton Conservation Commission to give them a wetlands permit to build their high-density development in the watershed. We also expect that Saddle Ridge Developers will sue the Easton Planning and Zoning Commission in the next couple weeks.

Matching Pledge

To help fund the upcoming court battles over the Saddle Ridge Development, a generous supporter has offered to match, dollar for dollar, donations to CSE up to $2500. Help CSE now and your contribution goes even farther. If 100 members give $25 each, we'll be able to collect the entire matching pledge.

Read these letters opposing the Saddle Ridge development:

• State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
• Aquarion Water Company
• Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency

News about Saddle Ridge and CSE

• Easton Courier, August 11, 2011
• Easton Courier, July 21, 2011

What can you do?

1. Let your elected officials know how important it is to keep protecting the watershed. The Coalition to Save Easton applauds the efforts of Easton's commissioners and elected officials to protect the watershed. Let our elected officials know that you still care as the battles move to the courts. Support a robust legal defense budget for the Town of Easton.
2. Join CSE. Click the link to email us with your name and contact information. The Coalition to Save Easton needs members to help distribute mailings, to call friends and neighborhoods, and to write state representatives and local newspapers.
3. Contribute to our fund to fight the Saddle Ridge development in court. CSE is a division of Citizens for Easton, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization. Click the Donate button below to contribute via PayPal or please send your check to CFE: Coalition to Save Easton, PO Box 151, Easton, CT 06612.

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