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Op-Ed: Why I Voted Against Agreement Between Town, Library

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This week I was the sole member of the Parking Commission to vote against the Memorandum of Understanding between New Canaan Library and the town of New Canaan. This transpired even though I am an active user of the library and a supporter of modernization. 

As a member of the Parking Commission my job is to protect the parking availability for all our citizens in parking lots (but not on the streets), whether shoppers or retailers or commuters. When folks park illegally, we often have to fine them. As retailing or commuting needs change, we adjust rates and permit numbers. One constant over the decades however is the shortage of parking of all kinds and for all groups.

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Letter: ‘We Don’t Want Our Back Roads To Look Like the Merritt Parkway’

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New Canaan’s picturesque back roads are being ravaged by Eversource, aided and abetted by our own Tree Warden. [Town officials] need to intervene to stop the clear cutting of our trees and protect our property values. Eversource is currently making Laurel Road into a wide-open freeway, instead of the shaded and peaceful lane that it has historically been. Protests to the Tree Warden go unheeded. New Canaan has long been sought after for its lovely back roads and shady lots.