To the editor:

If you as an entity tasked with looking out for the interests of the town of Warren, as well as the residents therein, you have only one solution that meets these obligations in consideration of the planned Penny Lane development. You can vote to disapprove the plan.

Mr. Massie expresses his dismay that the town cannot seek an amended plan with a lower density due to laws protecting comprehensive development plans. I am skeptical. If he were truly considerate of the public, he and his comrades on the planning board would vote to disapprove the plan. The vote was cast to approve based on a density reduction to 25 units. However, in light of "new" information, the reduction is not allowed under comprehensive plan guidelines. This does not default to project approval, it requires another vote because the previous vote was based upon erroneous information.

This is also another opportunity for the planning board to do what is right, just and in the best interest of the town and deny project approval. Anything short shows a disdain for the public interest and disregard for the rights of abutting property owners.

We as a town are under no obligation to EBCDC to grant them approval. In a free market economy, EBCDC took a risk purchasing property in the hope of building a questionable and undesired high-density low income housing project in middle of single residence homes. This was a calculated risk, but a risk regardless, they have no legal basis to strong-arm the planning board for approval. Shame on you if you capitulate to such manipulation.

Peter Jannitto
618 Child St.