tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post111141496160846348..comments2023-10-18T11:04:13.946-04:00Comments on Connecticut Local Politics: Utopia Studios Referendum TomorrowGenghis Connhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13042849182723767087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1156539037860995502006-08-25T16:50:00.000-04:002006-08-25T16:50:00.000-04:00to the person who wrote the article at the beginin...to the person who wrote the article at the begining of the page..... you have no idea what these studios will do to the people of preston. how can you say that it will do good, it will only do worse. because of the casino, norwich is becoming slummier and slummier. because of the rapid immigration to norwich, our school now has to teach 13 DIFFERENT languages.and to me that is ridiculus. we will see an increase in traffic so high,that every road connecting to the proposed site will be widdened for 4 extra lanes. farms, and fields will be destroyed. and many people will move away. Preston will be a ghost village. even though i live in lisbon, our town will feel the traffic and the immigration also. <BR/><BR/>Even though this is something new that will bring more atmosphere to the area. it has many more downs than ups. people are blindsided by the glamor and how much stature that it will bring that they dont see that crime will go up so much, that the city of norwich will have to hire a whole new police division focused on that area only. New London County will be changed forever, but unfortunately, ther is no stopping the developers now. whats done is done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155901366573672882006-08-18T07:42:00.000-04:002006-08-18T07:42:00.000-04:00As a Preston resident I do not look forward to thi...As a Preston resident I do not look forward to this at all, but feel that there is no stopping it. This will not mean lower taxes; this will mean sprawl, tens of thousands of low income workers (many with children who will need ESL classes) flocking to the region for work, unbelievable traffic, increased strain on services, property values skyrocketing, sprawl regionwide. Preston will resist the low income housing (screwing Norwich and other towns where low income housing is built for people who work at Utopia in Preston) and become a very rich town. When I say rich I mean the residents are rich, not the town. The piddly (and it is piddly when you compare Utopia taxes to the casino slot fund contributions) taxes that Utopia pays to Preston will be more than offset by the need to upgrade the town's infrastructure, schools, services, etc. This is a quality of life mess and anyone who doesn't think so is either stupid, short-sighted, lying, or simply not paying attention. I do not think my grandchildren will be able to afford to live in Preston unless they make a shitload of money... is that the legacy we want to leave?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com