On February 22
nd, 2021, I wrote to the Board of Selectmen, saying that when the Planning and Zoning Commission held its public hearings on the new library, I would have a plan ready to present, which would show the 1913 building remaining in its current place, working harmoniously with the new library building.
I do have that plan ready, but I am making a few adjustments to it based on observations and input from members of the Board of Selectmen and Town Council. But, before finalizing and releasing it, and then describing my own “Saving 1913” Library Plan, I have evaluated the new library’s own “Town Green” plan, a copy of which is attached. In my opinion, it is a profoundly, and fundamentally, flawed plan in many respects, just as is, with or without any attempt to retain any portion of the current 1913 library building. My observations and evaluation are described below.
Pine Street Building Sells for $5 1 Million
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The chair of New Canaan’s Planning & Zoning Commission said during the appointed body’s most recent meeting that he’s given testimony on proposed state legislation regarding affordable housing.
The arguments behind “a number of bills” under consideration by the Connecticut General Assembly is “that historical and current zoning regulations have and continue to propagate exclusionary zoning in the state of Connecticut,” John Goodwin said during P&Z’s regular meeting, held March 30 via videoconference.
“Meaning the argument is they keep housing costs high and then exclude lower income families from more affluent communities. One of the key bills is Bill 1024 some of the key provisions of that bill is 50% of the downtown area or 50% of an area within a half-mile of a transit station that is, the New Canaan Train Station, in our case would be subject to four or more unit housing as-of-right, meaning that if somebody came in and wanted to build a four-unit project ther
Town Council.
Board of Ethics Chair
Tucker Clauss during a regular meeting Monday reported that the group received by mail a one-page anonymous ethics complaint with a photograph. In filing anonymously, the complainant was out of compliance with New Canaan’s ordinance, Clauss said, though he clearly had studied the
Code of Ethics because he cited a specific provision in it. Ultimately, the matter was resolved through an informal conversation with the subject of the complaint, Clauss said. Clauss aded that he later discovered the complainant had talked to other town officials about the matter, in violation of state and local confidentiality laws.
Husted Commons is planned for 8 and 10 Husted Lane in New Canaan. This view looking northwest from Locust Avenue Lot. Renderings from New York, N.Y.-based Ryan Salvatore Design
The owner of a structure in the town’s Historic District is joining a condominium association in suing the New Canaan Planning & Zoning Commission for its recent decision to approve a mixed-use development at the edge of the downtown.
Husted Commons is planned for 8 and 10 Husted Lane in New Canaan. This view looking northeast from Heritage Hill Road. Renderings from New York, N.Y.-based Ryan Salvatore Design
P&Z’s Oct. 27 vote in favor of a zoning change, Special Permit and site plan for a 12-unit residential building with a 315-square-foot commercial space on Husted Lane was “illegal, unlawful, arbitrary and in abuse of the powers vested in the” Commission, according to a complaint filed Nov. 19 on behalf of a limited liability company that owns 46 Main St. and the Oenoke Association, whose condo
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