The town of West Hartford made the New York Times today in a story about Blue Back Square, a proposed development project in the town center. It has been a controversial proposal and today the residents of our fair town were able to vote on whether the town would give/sell land to the developers and float over $48 million in bonds to help with the development costs.

Heidi and I are both excited to have the project come into town and happen but are both uncomfortable about the size of the bond float as well as some of the concerns expressed by neighbors and coworkers who live in town. Heidi and I both voted no on both questions, hoping that if they didn’t get the funds from the town that the project might go forward with more private funds and a smaller float to cover the town improvements to roads, etc. that truly aren’t part of the developer’s responsibility.

It looks like the no votes were on the losing side. With voter turnout at an astonishing 66%, both measures passed today with a solid 3-2 margin.

We welcome our new shopping overlords.