What do you mean by residential housing on Halls Road and why is it needed?

We would seek to enable the construction of reasonably-priced rental properties and condominiums. Many concerns have been expressed about young people who want to move to town (perhaps after college) or out of their parents' homes, and older folks who are retiring or downsizing and would like to remain in Old Lyme, but cannot do so because of the lack of appropriate housing. The Halls Road neighborhood, as envisioned with expanded resources, offers an ideal location for this housing, since both groups prefer to live in areas where they can walk to stores, restaurants, banks, recreational facilities and other amenities. Furthermore, the retailers in the neighborhood would surely benefit from the presence of these residents.

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1. Why should the town get into the development business? Isn’t that better left to private developers?
2. Halls Road is fine the way it is—why is the town considering changes?
3. What is the new plan for Halls Road?
4. What is the process for developing a master plan?
5. What is the anticipated time-frame for implementing the plan?
6. Will the plan result in unfettered growth and additional traffic?
7. How can this plan survive the overflow traffic from tie-ups on I-95?
8. Will private property owners be required to make changes or invest money?
9. How will the plan be financed and how much will it raise property taxes?
10. What happens if I-95 is widened in the future or the exit or entrance ramps are reconfigured?
11. What do you mean by residential housing on Halls Road and why is it needed?
12. How do you intend to address increased wastewater?
13. How can the town validate what types of improvements would be the most successful for the town, its businesses and the tax base?
14. How can I have input to the plan or keep updated on the progress?