Keeping to his word, Congressman Chris Murphy listened to the residents of Danbury and gets Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a public meeting over the Candlewood Lake shoreline management plan.
On MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 AT 6PM the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will hold a public meeting for residents of the Candlewood Lake area who have concerns about the shoreline management plan (SMP), which will be used to guide the management of the land surrounding Candlewood Lake. FERC issued a ruling in early July to finalize the SMP, however the agency is still gathering public input on the plan.
J. Mark Robinson, Director of the Office of Energy Projects at FERC, will represent the federal agency at the meeting. Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) will be in attendance.
A month ago, Murphy secured this meeting for the greater Danbury area in response to community uproar over the fact that residents of the Candlewood Lake area, local elected officials, former Congresswoman Nancy Johnson, and Murphy had all requested that FERC hold a public meeting on its SMP – and had all been denied.
Through Murphy’s efforts to address this problem legislatively, FERC reversed course and granted a hearing. Murphy introduced legislation to ensure that FERC allow more public input in future land use decisions. Last month, Murphy also introduced this legislation as an amendment to a comprehensive energy package. When House leaders scheduled a vote on the Murphy amendment, FERC reversed its decision and agreed to give Candlewood Lake a meeting.
The public is encouraged to attend this important public hearing.
WHEN: Monday, September 24, 2007
TIME: 6pm
WHERE: New Fairfield High School, 54 Gillotti Road, New Fairfield, CT.
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Plaintiffs allege that the arrests violated their Fourth Amendment rights and the Connecticut Constitution because defendants conducted the arrests without valid warrants, in the absence of exigent circumstances, and without probable cause to believe that plaintiffs were engaged in unlawful activity. In addition, plaintiffs allege that defendants improperly stopped, detained, investigated, searched and arrested plaintiffs. Plaintiffs also allege that defendants violated their Fourteenth Amendment rights when they intentionally targeted plaintiffs, and arrested and detained them on the basis of their race, ethnicity and perceived national origin. Plaintiffs raise First Amendment, Due Process and tort claims.
Plaintiffs request declaratory relief, damages and attorneys fees.
Keeping to his word, Congressman Chris Murphy listened to the residents of Danbury and gets Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold a public meeting over the Candlewood Lake shoreline management plan.
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of aday laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
