The proposal, made by city nonprofit ArtFarm, was withdrawn after a lawyer for the state attorney general’s office said that the plan did not meet the deed restrictions for the land, since theater does not fall under the categories of active or passive recreation.

via ArtFarm off table for Maromas – The Middletown Press.

The Middletown Eye reports that the Economic Development Committee will be considering requests for proposals (RFPs) for former CVH lands in the Maromas section of town at a meeting at 6 p.m. tonight.

A bill introduced by state Sen. Ed Meyer, D-Guilford, to shift approvals for mobile phone tower locations from the state to municipalities won unanimous approval Friday from the legislative Environment Committee, Meyer said.

The bill would give local zoning commissions and inland wetland agencies — instead of the Connecticut Siting Council — the final say on whether mobile phone towers would be approved and where they would go, said Meyer, the Environment Committee’s Senate chairman.

via Bill shifts power over cell towers – The New Haven Register.

NEW MILFORD—The Wean­tinoge Heritage Land Trust, the largest open space group in Connecticut, preserved an additional 588.8 acres during 2009 in eight different municipalities in Litchfield County, ranging from Falls Village to New Milford.

Overall, Weantinoge “is the steward of more than 210 properties and nearly 9,000 acres of land protected in perpetuity” and has holdings in 16 municipalities in Litchfield and Fairfield counties, according to the news release.

via Weantinoge Adds Luster -Litchfield County Times.

What upsets Lewis I. Davidson, who is president of the Connecticut Motorsports Business Association, is that 24 years after the legislature actually passed a law mandating that the D.E.P. “shall make available” state land for the operation of all-terrain vehicles, the agency has yet to do so.

via Campaign asks DEP to provide ATV sites | The Republican-American.

An updated draft open space map is now available online as part of the town Conservation Commission’s effort to help residents understand New Canaan’s current inventory and uses of open space, and to collect feedback.

via Commission seeks comments on draft open space map | NCAdvertiser.

Friday’s walk was not only an exercise in connecting with the land, it was a chance to showcase the land trust’s TLC. Aside from building bluebird houses and beehives, native grasses will be restored, and brush piles will provide habitat for native wildlife.

via Land stewards showcase their work | Greenwich Post.

WASHINGTON – The Conservation Commission has delivered a memo to the Board of Selectmen regarding the possibility of siting a telecommunications tower on the Blackville Road town garage property.

First Selectman Mark Lyon reported at the January 21 Board of Selectmen meeting that the town has been approached by Verizon for permission to investigate the use of property at the town highway facility for a cell tower that would serve Washington Depot.

via In Washington Selectmen Researching Cell Tower Fees | Voices.

Old Lyme – The Connecticut Siting Council will continue a public hearing on Tuesday on T-Mobile Northeast LLC’s application to install a cell tower at 232 Shore Road.

via Siting council to continue hearing on proposed Old Lyme cell tower | The Day.

SUFFIELD – The town has withdrawn its bid to lease a cell tower to Verizon Wireless after officials discovered restrictions on the land use of Bruce Park.

via Suffield Withdraws Bid To Lease Cell Tower – Courant.com.

The Redding Land Trust has been instrumental in helping to preserve a large part of Cross Highway, particularly “the view from the road.”

Mary Anne Guitar, land trust president, said the recent purchase of parcels of the Cram property off Cross Highway has preserved “what Redding is.” The purchase protects the corner of Cross Highway with Newtown Turnpike at the site of the Redding Garden Club’s butterfly garden and preserves the facade and property around the old farmhouse.

via Land trust’s goal for Cross Highway: A history of preservation | Redding Pilot.

Future generations of Redding citizens will see most of Cross Highway the way it looks today thanks to a complicated transaction initiated by the Redding Land Trust some four years ago.

The land trust has bought three lots of the Cram property off Cross Highway and acquired three conservation easements. The Cram estate donated a parcel of land off Newtown Turnpike that provides connectivity to these parcels.

via Cross Highway: Preserving the view from the road | Redding Pilot.

CHESHIRE — AT&T wants to build a cell phone tower on town property at the community’s sewage treat plant.

via AT&T wants cell tower at Cheshire sewer plant | The Republican-American.

MILFORD — The city is conducting a survey to obtain feedback about what its priorities should be for open-space acquisition. The survey can be found online at www.milfordopenspace.com/survey, or at the Milford Library, 57 New Haven Ave. The surveys will be available until March 1 and are open to all Milford residents. Respondents will remain anonymous.

via Milford seeks opinions on buying open space – The New Haven Register.