Democrat newcomer targets Orange first selectman over businesses, communication
Pam McLoughlin
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Orange native Connor Deane is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for first selectman in town.Sydney Sheehan PhotographyShow MoreShow Less
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Orange First Selectman Jim Zeoli speaks during the Bigelow Tea storage and distribution ribbon-cutting at the Executive Boulevard facility in Orange in December 2020.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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ORANGE Political newcomer Connor Deane, 29, a town native and owner of a successful Fairfield business, announced he is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for first selectman.
“We are at a point where a new style of doing business will take Orange to a new level,” Deane said in a telephone interview. “Orange has been good to me and I want to give back. . I feel I have something special to bring to the table.”
By Brandon T. Bisceglia
The third denial by town officials for a developer who wants to build a controversial housing development off Turkey Hill Road in Orange took only one meeting.
The Town Plan & Zoning Commission on March 2 opened – and closed – discussion, then unanimously voted to reject a site plan application proposed by a team representing town resident Richard Meisenheimer, who wants to build 10 multifamily residential buildings and a single community building on a compilation of parcels on the 22.5-acre property that he owns.
A different proposal for the same property was the subject of strong opposition in 2018 and was ultimately denied by the Town Plan & Zoning Commission. The current plan for the multifamily development also faced vociferous disapproval from neighbors, who have argued the proposal is too dense for the area. The plan was denied in January 2020 by the Inland Wetlands and Water Courses Commission – a decision is currently being appealed.