Representative Town Meeting Annual Budget Meeting Materials - Day 4 (linked)

Tom Dembeck, RTM Moderator
Board of Finance
15 Rope Ferry Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
April 30, 2021
Dear Mr. Dembeck and Members of the RTM,
As a lifelong resident of Waterford I encourage you to approve the funds to fix up
the Nevins Cottage, which is located in my favorite part of Waterford. I have
wonderful memories of trips to the library, playground, and duck pond with my
children, sheep to shawl at the historical society, and concerts that were once held
at the gazebo. In the middle of this area the Nevins Cottage is falling apart. I have
watched the paint peeling and the overall deterioration of the building increase over
the past ten years. It sends a terrible message to homeowners in our community
when the town doesn’t take the necessary steps to avoid blight of its own properties.
Jordan Village, Jordan Green, and the surrounding area are the places that provide a
sense of a New England village and a center of town. Without them, we are left with
gas stations, box stores, and strip malls, which while convenient, do not create a
sense of warmth or community.
Please restore the funding, It will help the fundraising effort. Let’s see if the
community can work together to fix up our little cottage and then I am sure there
will be interest in putting it to good use. As it sits there now, no one can imagine it
as a functioning building.
Sincerely,
j Gul Ma
Pam Benjamin
1 Hayes Street
Waterford, CT 06385
cc: Robert Brule, First Selectman