Mystic - The Stonington Economic Development Commission will meet Thursday night to discuss the latest proposal by developer David Lattizori for the Perkins Farm property but is expected to maintain its support for the commercial and residential project.

Although Lattizori's attorney, Ted Ladwig, is expected to point out some of the changes Lattizori has made to his proposal for a retail, commercial, office and residential project, commission chairman Blunt White said Tuesday these minor changes will not alter the commission's previous support for the 70-acre plan.

The commission is slated to meet at 7:15 p.m. at The La Grua Center in the borough.

The Stonington Planning and Zoning Commission, meanwhile, has scheduled a public hearing on Lattizori's application to create a highway transition design district for 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Mystic Middle School.

White said he would like to see residents, in addition to those who live at the Stone Ridge retirement community across Jerry Browne Road and have opposed the project, attend the PZC hearing. He said he would like to see some residents weigh in on the need for the town to generate more tax revenue to meet its commitments such as the $809,000 it will cost over the next three years for teachers' raises.

"How are we going to pay for these things? We can pay for them by raising taxes or pay for them by increasing the grand list," he said, adding the Lattizori project is a way to do the latter.

It is estimated the project would generate about $500,000 a year in tax revenue for the town.

Lattizori, who has made several unsuccessful attempts to develop the property, withdrew his last application in August because there had been an improper notification of surrounding property owners for the public hearing. He has since made some changes to the proposal.

One change calls for the reduction in the maximum number of one- and two-bedroom town homes from 100 in the August submission to 48 now. The proposal also requires at least 50 percent of a site to remain as open space.

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