Letter to the Editor Regarding Saving Satan's Kingdom in Canton

Editor’s note: Below is a letter to the editor from a Canton resident who attended Wednesday evening’s public meeting regarding the petition to Save Satan’s Kingdom. Click here for more info.

A Letter to the Editor from Tim Healey:

“The meeting was very well attended, with people standing at the back of the auditorium. The roster of citizens who wished to comment on Mr. Borghesi’s proposal went to three pages. Only people on the first page got to speak at the meeting, and the remainder will get to do so at the next meeting, on October 15. After a presentation by Mr. Borghesi, the public was invited to speak. NO ONE spoke in favor of Mr. Borghesi’s proposal. In addition to expert testimony from ecologists, a professional real-estate appraiser, civil engineers and water scientists, citizens objected strongly to the proposal from many different perspectives. The EDA recommended a Design District concept be explored instead of the rezoning the applicant desires. The day after the meeting, Neil Pade remarked to me that he was impressed with the quality of the testimony and related materials submitted to the commission to help it make its decision, noting that it was not what he usually sees in these situations.”

~Tim Healey, Canton, Conn.

Save Satan’s Kingdom posted the following message on their Facebook page following Wednesday’s meeting:

AWESOME JOB EVERYBODY!!!!! PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CONTINUED ON OCTOBER 15th!!! More time for more petition signatures and more letters!

If you would like to write a letter to the editor about this, or any other issue in Canton, please email to: wendy.mitchell@patch.com.

Photo: Save Satan’s Kingdom Facebook, photo created by Corey Lynn Tucker Photography