Controlling Our Growth

November 02, 2009

Do we want to deliberately encourage further population growth in Englewood’s 5-square mile area? Our view is that limited population growth can be positive for the economic and social health of the community, as long as its attendant costs are reasonable.
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Turning the Tide

August 11, 2008

The real estate market has weakened in recent months, but will surely recover in the years ahead, and further threats to our neighborhoods may arise unless developers come to recognize that Englewood’s zoning will not be lightly disregarded by our elected officials and by the members of our zoning boards. Read More

Why Historic Preservation

April 07, 2008

Englewood has been through an unfortunate period over the last decade when far too many important decisions were made more for the benefit of well-heeled and politically influential developers than for the benefit of the community as a whole.
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Help for Dwight Place Neighbors

November 05, 2007

Yet another developer is planning to build multiple townhouses in a single-family zone. If approval of this project is seriously considered, no single-family neighborhood in Englewood will be immune from a similar threat.
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Another Zoning Challenge

September 12, 2007

Private developers continue to push for more dense multi-family development in single-family zones. A particularly egregious example of this pressure is the recent case requesting a variance to build 32 townhouse units on 45 Dwight Place.
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Another Bad Decision

May 09, 2007

Despite the protests of concerned residents, the Planning Board has approved plans to tear down a historic home and replace it with a large church and parking lot within a single-family residential zone. The Englewood Report explains.
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What is the Master Plan?

April 26, 2007

Four years ago, a great deal of thought and public participation went into the preparation of Englewood's Master Plan. But what exactly is a Master Plan? The Englewood Report explains. Read More

Englewood's Building Boom

April 14, 2007

Englewood is undergoing an unprecedented building boom that's led to some unsettling consequences. The Englewood Report sifts through the issues and provides its recommendations. Read More

The Duck Test

March 12, 2007

Critics charge that the massive development project on the south side of Route 4 is a blatant example of pay-to-play. Well, if it walks like a duck... Check out the following timeline and do your own Duck Test. Read More

Development Impasse

February 20, 2007

Some fear another bait-and-swtich as development firm HKT proposes even more changes to the multimillion dollar development project south of Route 4.
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