Crematorium Applicant McLoughlin Slaps Lawsuit on Bethel P&Z and Bethel Business Owner

Report by Paula Antolini

June 12, 2015 3:50PM EDT

Crematorium Applicant McLoughlin Slaps Lawsuit on Bethel P&Z and Bethel Business Owner

Since the last Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) crematorium hearing on May 12, 2015, the P&Z received a civil summons, eight pages long, from crematorium applicant (plaintiff) B. Shawn McLoughlin. McLoughlin, represented by Attorney Peter Olsen, owns Mono-crete Step Co. LLC, at 12 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel CT, the same property where he wants to build the crematory. Also being sued is Gregory Marciano, owner of Connecticut Coining, the business next door to the proposed crematorium location at 10 Trowbridge Drive. Both are in Bethel’s Clarke Business Park, entrance is on Grassy Plain Street.

According to the Civil Summons in the Superior Court of the State Connecticut, plaintiff B. Shawn McLoughlin is seeking:

“1) The judgement of the Court reversing the decision of the Commission in directing the Commission to deny the Amendment Application and the Moratorium Application;
2) Restraining order staying the Commission’s decision on the Amendment Application and the Moratorium Application pursuant to General statutes §8-8(h);
3) Statutory costs and;
4) Such other relief as in law or equity may apply.”

The summons has a return date of June 23, 2015, for the P&Z and CT Coining to reply.

To VIEW 8 PAGES OF THE SUMMONS and read more details about the controversy and lawsuit, click here.

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Photo caption: Mitch Gross (photo at top of article, upper left) uses charts and maps detailing negative facts about having a crematorium in a town, based on a professional study, during his presentation to the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) on May 12, 2015 to oppose the crematorium. Gross is the owner of a commercial property at 13 Trowbridge Drive in Clarke Business park in Bethel, CT, across the street from the proposed crematorium site, that he recently purchased this year but was not told about the proposed crematorium before purchase. He was planning on moving his high end antique classic car company to Bethel. He, and other business owners, now plan on selling if the crematorium is approved. Some have already out their properties up for sale, such as Mr. Johnny Choi, who owns Soho Designs and three other properties, all up for sale. Choi’s businesses would have provided many jobs and now will mean a loss of $41,000 in revenue for Bethel if he leaves. Other photos show some of the individuals (not all) who opposed the crematorium and gave comments at the P&Z meeting. (Click on images to view larger, then again on next page to enlarge again.)