BERLIN – Members of the town’s planning commission made it clear this week they do not support development currently proposed for Heron Park.
As a proposal from developer Palmer Gillis to purchase a portion of Heron Park dominates discussion in Berlin, the planning commission on Wednesday chimed in at the request of the town council. Commission members agreed plans to sell should be stopped so options for the property could be reviewed.
“There’s so much we don’t know before selling this,” commission member Ron Cascio said.
Planning Director Dave Engelhart told the commission this week that a Heron Park discussion had been included on Wednesday’s agenda because the town council wanted input from the parks and planning commissions regarding the Gillis proposal for the park property. He’s presented a proposal to buy about 17 acres of the park—parcels 410, 57 and 191—to create a commercial project.
Commission member Matt Stoehr said he thought the town should consider selling just parcel 57, the one with the dilapidated processing plant. He said he thought parcel 410 could be a site for the skateboard park many citizens are advocating for and that parcel 191 was home to a building the town used for equipment storage.
Good, at least someone is thinking. Palmer Gillis will propose anything as long as he can make a buck. Greed will ruin everything if you let it.
If Gillis is involved, you know something shady is going on. Berlin is better to outright tell him no and think through this some more.
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guess gillis aint one of the good ol boys down there! better go back to smallsbury and play in your own sewer!
always looking how to make one more buck while f’n up the world! total pos!