IF YOU'RE CONCERNED JUST SAY NO AT THE NEWINGTON TOWN
PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH! THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF A NEW DISPENSARY OPENING IN NEWINGTON AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE BERLIN TURNPIKE AND MAIN STREET. THE TPZ WILL BE MEETING TO DISCUSS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY 25, 2022 AT 7:00 PM IN THE TOWN HALL. PLEASE ATTEND AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD. THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME CONCERNS
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1. THE BERLIN TURNPIKE / MAIN STREET IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED INTERSECTIONS IN NEWINGTON.
2. THE PROPOSED SITE IS SHARED WITH AN URGENT CARE AS WELL AS AN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER. CUSTOMERS HEADING SOUTH HAVE TO ENTER THROUGH A VERY SMALL DRIVEWAY INTO THE AUTOMOTIVE CENTER DIRECTLY OFF THE BERLIN TURNPIKE. TRAFFIC WILL BACK UP ALL THE WAY DOWN THE TURNPIKE. ONCE THEY'VE LEFT THE DISPENSARY, THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT IS OUT ONTO MAIN STREET. JUST A FEW YARDS DOWN FROM THE BERLIN TURNPIKE / MAIN STREET INTERSECTION. CUSTOMERS HEADING NORTH FROM THE BERLIN TURNPIKE CAN ONLY ENTER FROM MAIN STREET.
3. PARKING WILL BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE ONCE THE WORD GETS OUT THAT THERE'S A NATIONAL DISPENSARY IN TOWN. IF YOU THINK IT WAS BUSY AT THAT INTERSECTION WHEN THE DONUT COMPANY WAS THERE....WAIT'LL YOU SEE THIS!
4.THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY IS RIGHT NEXT TO SOME OF OUR NEWINGTON NEIGHBORS' HOMES. THE POPULARITY OF THIS DISPENSARY WILL DRAW FROM ALL OVER CT. FOR THOSE LIVING ON THE BERLIN TURNPIKE THIS DISPENSARY COULD BE TOO CONVENIENT.
5. THE PROPOSED DISPENSARY IS JUST 1.5 MILES FROM A WELL ESTABLISHED LOCAL DISPENSARY ON THE BERLIN TURNPIKE. DOES NEWINGTON REALLY NEED TWO DISPENSARIES? JUST SAY NO! SPEAK UP & SPEAK OUT!! LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT MAY 25, 2022 AT 7:00 PM. IN PERSON OR ZOOM. OR CALL 860-665-8575. OR MAIL A LETTER TO:
NEWINGTON PLANNING AND ZONING
200 GARFIELD STREET
NEWINGTON, CT.
