In general, I'm opposed to any industrialization of Long Island Sound, ... It's appalling to think of plunking something so large out there. We enjoy watching the tankers and freighters go by from where I live, but I don't think anybody's going to appreciate something that big sitting out there on a permanent basis.

Art is more godlike than science. Science discovers; art creates.

It's really rewarding to see all these kids here this morning, ... This group, and the generations that follow, is what this is all about. Leaving something as a legacy, something to learn about. I don't think that there is a better thing we could do as a town.

The rest of the precinct -- the parade ground, the 1824 field officers' married quarters, the original 1820 barracks, the two-storied stone 1850 barracks and the 1833 soldiers' taproom and a complex of other structures would apparently all go out of military control,

This is the first real piece. It's done, it's workable, ... It's the first link of the trail that's going to run the entire eastern seaboard eventually, and I couldn't be more proud than have it start in Branford.

The only information forthcoming so far is that it will cost me around $1500 to obtain access to the 710 pages of material,