EG Home / Saddle Ridge is a proposal to build a small neighborhood of 26 homes on a 110-acre property in Easton — designed in accordance with the State of Connecticut guidelines to protect open space, character, and the rural beauty that makes this town what it is. It is a unique opportunity for the Town of Easton to preserve 65 acres of open space at no cost to taxpayers.
Over nearly two decades, plans for this property have been studied, debated, and refined. The proposal on the table today is fundamentally different from what came before — and it deserves to be understood on its own terms.
The current plan, filed under Easton's own Conservation Cluster Housing regulation, is the most modest in scale and the most aligned with the town's vision for thoughtful, character-preserving growth.
The current proposal is filed under Easton's Conservation Cluster Housing Regulation (§5900) — a framework adopted by the Town itself to encourage thoughtful, lower-impact development. It is not an affordable housing application under state statute §8-30g. Only five more homes than what was already approved on the property in 2008 — and over three times the open space of what 2008 would have preserved.
Easton is a welcoming place to raise a family, send kids to good schools, and live alongside neighbors who care about the same things you do. EG Home / Saddle Ridge exists for one reason: to share that gift with a few more families who would call this town home with the same gratitude.
This proposal isn't about changing Easton. It's about extending what already makes Easton wonderful — the rural character, the quiet roads, the sense of belonging — to twenty-six families who, like the families already here, want to put down roots.
Conservation cluster zoning lets us do exactly that: thoughtfully site homes on a portion of the property so that the rest can remain open, wooded, and protected. Less pavement. More trees. Smaller lawns — all favorable to the environment. More room for the land to keep doing what land in Easton has always done.
This project is a long-term contribution to Easton. Every design choice and every conversation with the town is anchored in these three commitments. They are how we measure ourselves.
Easton's reservoirs serve hundreds of thousands of people across Fairfield County. The development plan will go through full review by the Conservation Commission, subject to local and State Health Department guidelines designed to protect groundwater, surface flow, and the long-term health of the land.
By clustering homes thoughtfully on a portion of the 110 acres, the majority of the property remains as it is today — open, wooded, undeveloped. That is the whole point of Section 5900's conservation cluster framework, and it is the heart of this design.
Sport Hill, Silver Hill, Cedar Hill, Westport Road — these aren't just road names, they are the lines of a community. The site plan respects scenic road character, stone walls, mature trees, and the rhythm of how Easton actually feels when you drive through it.
The property sits at the intersection of Sport Hill, Silver Hill, Cedar Hill, and Westport Roads — a quiet pocket of Easton that has been a working horse farm for decades. It is one of the largest contiguous parcels remaining in town.
Under the current proposal, twenty-six single-family homes would be built on portions of the property under Easton's Conservation Cluster Housing Regulation (Section 5900), which allows lots smaller than the traditional three acres specifically in exchange for setting aside open space and reducing the overall footprint. A traditional 3-acre zone analysis would yield 26 homes with at least 3-acre lots — but much less open space.
The result, by design, is a neighborhood that fits — not one that overwhelms.
The questions most often raised about this property — watershed protection, density, neighborhood compatibility — are not new. They have been studied carefully over many years by Easton's own commissions, independent engineering consultants, and the courts.
The public record contains findings, votes, and binding commitments that speak directly to the most important concerns. They are summarized here.
The Town's Planning & Zoning Commission retained LandTech Consultants as its independent engineering expert. After detailed review, LandTech concluded that — with the recommended conditions, maintenance, and oversight in place — protection of the public water supply watershed and other natural resources would be secured.
LandTech further concluded that the development does not present a greater threat to the Public Water Supply Watershed area than the previously-approved 2009 subdivision plan. These conclusions were consistent with those of GHD, the Commission's earlier independent consultant.
After multiple public hearings, expert testimony from both proponents and opponents, and full review by the Town's independent consultant, the Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Easton voted to approve the development.
The Conservation Commission, acting as the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, separately approved the 48 lots that the 66 units occupy and their regulated activities, finding that the proposed work would not have an unduly adverse impact on the wetlands.
The 2025 proposal is filed under Section 5900 — Conservation Development, Easton's own regulation, adopted by the Town to "encourage preservation of open space, farmland and farmland soils, and community character."
The current proposal of 26 lots is permitted under the regulation's soil-testing approach, with all on-site septic testing already complete.
In April 2025, something significant happened in the Superior Court of Connecticut. All three parties to the long-running litigation over this property — the developer, the Town's Planning & Zoning Commission, and the resident group that has historically opposed the project — together asked the Court to pause the appeals.
The reason: to allow the Contract Purchaser, EG Home LLC, time to pursue municipal approvals for a meaningfully different proposal — a 26-lot residential development, consistent with the concept plan prepared in November 2024.
The joint request is not an endorsement of the new plan, and it does not resolve every difference of view. It is, however, a notable moment of common ground: a shared recognition that this proposal deserves to be heard on its own terms, through the proper municipal process, before any party returns to court.
After more than ten years of litigation, that is a meaningful place to begin.
The Joint Request to Stay Proceedings is a public filing in the consolidated land use appeals at the Judicial District of Hartford (Dockets HHD LND CV 17 6078536S and HHD LND CV 17 6078400S). Under its terms, EG Home is to file applications with the Town's land use authorities within 120 days, seeking approval of a 26-lot residential subdivision substantially consistent with the November 25, 2024 SLR concept plan.
The following public record documents are central to understanding the full history and legal context of the Saddle Ridge proposal.
The complete public archive — including every letter, memorandum, and submission from all parties — is maintained by the Town of Easton. Good decisions rest on good information, and the official record is open to anyone who wants to read it.
Every plan filed for this property, side by side. Read the record yourself.
| 200810,000 SF Mega Homes 10 Bedrooms Each |
201648 Single-Family Homes | 201966 Units · §8-30g | 202526 Single-Family Homes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | 21 | 48 | 66 | 26 |
| Bedrooms | 210 | 240 | 192 | 104 |
| Open space provided |
18.9 ac | 38.4 ac | 38.4 ac | 64.0 ac |
| Conservation approval |
Yes | Yes | N/A — P&Z relied on the 48-lot prior approval (same footprint, less wetland disturbance) | Application in process — all septic testing complete |
| P&Z approval | Yes | No | Yes | Application in process |