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The 2010 community clean up was an awesome success!! Congratulations to everyone on an excellent job of cleaning up Brooklyn! Thank you so much for donating your time & energy to provide such an invaluable community service!

Mission Statement

The mission of Brooklyn for Sensible Growth is to provide the community with information about sensible growth strategies that will preserve and protect our historic, rural and agricultural character, support local businesses, promote sound environmental practices and protect the Last Green Valley's quality of life.

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Welcome

     We are your neighbors, family, friends and local business owners who care about growth, jobs, tax relief, but not at the expense of the quaint, endearing charm that is Brooklyn, Connecticut.

Dear Neighbors:

     It is has recently been divulged that town officials have quietly been making plans to accommodate the construction of a 24 hour Wal-Mart Super Center on Route 6 in Brooklyn near Hank's Restaurant with an entrance across from the Lutheran Church.

     Many neighbors were shocked to hear this news as there has been very little public information about such a radical change to our neighborhood.

     As concerned residents, we are not against sensible growth and development but we feel that this project - a 150,000 to 200,000 square foot building - double the size of the Putnam Wal-Mart - is out of proportion to the size of Brooklyn with its 7,800 residents.

We need to know:

• Can our small businesses remain profitable?
• How will this impact our traffic - how many cars and trucks will this add to our roads?
• How will this impact our property values?
• Will this bring more crime to our area?
• What costs will we incur to maintain our roads, water, sewer, electricity?
• Will the tax advantages outweigh the true impact to our town?
• How we will offset the environmental impact - air, light, noise, water pollution, historical significance of our area?

Please join us in an effort to slow down the process so that we can fully educate ourselves and voice our opinions to town officials.

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