Developement Rights Purchased & New Ordinance Apporved

All of the measures that were proposed by the board of selectman were approved by the town last night.
There was some discussion about whether the ordinance, called the Right to Farm, was necessary because the town was subject to a state law that all ready said the same thing. Some other residents were concerned that the town is favoring one business over another and were extending special rights to the farming industry. A representative from the Connecticut Farm Bureau said that this was more of a Policy Statement by the town and many other towns (Woodstock and Guilford was considering it) had already approved the same ordinance. Probably the most poignant expression of opposition came Russ Blakesly who recited how a large Confined Animal Farm had polluted his water at his home. His feeling was that by approving the Policy Statement would allow large companies to bring in even more types of these operations and that we aren't encouraging family farms. This caused Mr. Smith from Cushman Farm to state that you can't make money with small operations.