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An introduction: Commentary in The Hartford Courant: With a Little Help from "1000 Friends"

The 1000 Friends movement originated in Oregon in 1975. At the time Oregon was faced with population growth that was threatening its open space.  . . . Today 1000 Friends and similar organizations exist in states throughout the country, and now Connecticut [has one, too]. The time is right. Here in the Nutmeg State, two major land-use studies have recently been published. One study was based on economic development and transportation. The other analyzed the abandonment of our cities and the rapid growth of the outer suburbs and rural areas.

 Board of Trustees

  Officers
    Co-chair: 

Co-chair:

Vice-chair:

Vice-chair:

Secretary: 

Treasurer:

Richard Maine, Managing Partner, Madison Harbor Capital, Co-chair

Susan Merrow, Environmental Lobbyist, Co-chair

Mark Boughton, Mayor, City of Danbury, Vice Chair

Eunice S. Groark, Esq, Former Lieutenant Governor, Vice Chair

Robert Santy, President and CEO, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Secretary

Leo Canty, Vice President, American Federation of Teachers, Treasurer

         Board Members
    Joseph C. Barber, Director, Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement, Trinity College

Susan Bryson, Partner & Chair of Real Estate, Environmental & Land Use Dept., Wiggin & Dana

William Cibes, Chancellor Emeritus Connecticut State University

Jefferson B. Davis, Principal, J.B. Davis & Assoc.

John DeStefano, Mayor, City of New Haven

James J. Finley, Jr., Associate Director, CT Conference of Municipalities

Norman Garrick, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut

Toni Gold, Senior Associate, Project for Public Spaces

John Guszkowski, Senior Planner, CME Associates

Dara Kovel, Connecticut Directory, Jonathan Rose Companies

Matthew Nemerson, CEO, CT Technology Council

Robert Orr, Architect, Robert Orr Associates

Robert Painter, MD, Hartford City Council

Peter Rosazza, Bishop, Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford

Shelly Saczynzki, Director of Econ. & Com. Development, The United Illuminating Company

Stephen Sasala, President & CEO, Waterbury Chamber of Commerce

Patricia Wallace, Director of Programs, Office of Urban Affairs Archdiocese of Hartford

Cornell Wright, Chief Executive Officer, Parker Wright Group
 

  Staff
    Heidi E. Green, President, hegreen<AT>1000friends-ct.org

Roger Senserrich, Education and Outreach Coordinator rsenserrich <AT> 1000friends-ct.org

Telephone: (860) 523-0003

 



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