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Tia Whinery and her husband searched all over Fairfield County for a place to live when a job opportunity opened in Stamford several years ago, including in Darien, Westport, Rowayton and Weston.
April 3, 2019 | https://newcanaanite.com/this-is-an-extraordinary-time-town-council-grapples-with-proposed-budget-final-vote-set-for-thursday-968458Saying a nonprofit group’s effort in planning for the restoration of the Mead Park Brick Barn warrants a stay of execution, the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday decided to forgo voting on contracts to demolish the long-vacant Richmond Hill Road structure.
Now that the New Canaan Preservation Alliance has poured resources into developing architectural plans for the Brick Barn and identified viable funding sources so that its restoration and maintenance can be privately funded, the Town Council should “weigh in on this,” Selectman Nick Williams said during a regular Board meeting, held at Town Hall.
February 12, 2019 | https://newcanaanite.com/selectmen-town-council-should-look-again-at-mead-park-brick-barn-demolition-705377Though the Town Council on Wednesday night once again raised the specter of the “Mead Park Brick Barn” and its pending demolition, some members of the legislative body said their ongoing discussion only offers the false hope that it can be spared the wrecking ball.
November 15, 2018 | https://newcanaanite.com/we-are-in-uncharted-territory-town-council-debates-future-of-mead-park-brick-barn-271238With multiple political lawn signs crowding traffic islands, street-side grass verges and other conspicuous public areas throughout New Canaan, local officials say they’re eager to figure out whether and how the town may regulate them.
October 31, 2018 | https://newcanaanite.com/town-council-to-consider-regulating-lawn-signs-in-public-spaces-193147Members of the town’s legislative body said on Monday that they would debate whether and how widely posted ‘For Sale’ signs in New Canaan may be phased out through regulations, and then would bring a recommendation to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
October 30, 2018 | https://newcanaanite.com/town-council-to-propose-real-estate-sign-regulation-to-pz-189971