Government

Town To Purchase Additional License Plate Readers, Security Cameras for NCPD

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Municipal officials this week approved a $67,500 contract to purchase five license plate readers and eight security cameras for the New Canaan Police Department, to be installed around town. The contract with Flock Group Inc. will “supplement what we currently have” at NCPD, according to Police Chief John DiFederico. “We currently have 10 cameras,” DiFederico told members of the Board of Selectmen at their regular meeting, held Tuesday at Town Hall and via videoconference. “This is to get into a contract for five more and eight video cameras. This will be in addition to the 10 we currently have with the company.”

First Selectman Dionna Carlson and Selectmen Steve Karl and Amy Murphy Carroll voted 3-0 in favor of the contract. 

The funds are coming from a state grant that the town’s grant writer, Greg Reilly, was able to secure, DiFederico said.

Around Town

Grove Street Commercial Property Owner Sues Neighbor Over Re-Striping of Accessway, Parking Areas

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The owners of a commercial property on Grove Street this month filed a lawsuit against a neighbor, saying the latter created significant problems when it re-striped a shared accessway and parking areas without consultation. In its Nov. 8 complaint, the plaintiff—the New Canaan Lumber Company or ‘NCLC,’ owner of 45 Grove St.—said its neighbor (15 Grove Street LLC, owner of 15 and 21 Grove St.) has “irreparably harmed” NCLC with its “self-help re-striping and resulting trespass on the accessway” that leads to the commercial properties. Businesses in the plaintiff’s building include the New Canaan Racquet Club. Businesses in the defendant’s buildings include Weed & Duryea.

Around Town

New Canaan Exchange Club’s Annual Christmas Tree Sale Opens Nov. 29 [Q&A]

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One of New Canaan’s most active service organizations, the Exchange Club (background here), is preparing to launch its hugely popular Annual Tree Sale at Kiwanis Park. The sale, whose proceeds go toward the club’s grant-giving program, benefitting local charities, will open Nov. 29 in the Old Norwalk Road park. 

We put some questions to New Canaan’s David Shea, a Board member at Exchange, ahead of the sale, which runs through Dec. 22. Here’s our back-and-forth.

Business

Asian Fusion Restaurant ‘Teriyaki East’ Closes

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Teriyaki East, the Asian fusion restaurant that opened this spring on East Avenue, has closed, according to its owner. Rafael Marin, the chef/owner of La Pescaderia, the popular Venezuelan seafood market and restaurant next door, said he came to a point where he wanted to focus on the existing business rather than both. The Asian fusion restaurant closed Nov. 2, he said. Marin said he’s now selling its assets to restaurateurs.

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New Residential Construction Planned for Former ‘Frogtown Nurseries’ Property

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The New Canaan Building Department last month received an application for a 10,250-square-foot home on the former Frogtown Nurseries property. 

The seven-bedroom house at 259 Frogtown Road will include eight full bathrooms, two half-baths, a finished attic and three-bay garage, according to a building permit application filed Oct. 14. 

It will cost about $2 million to build, the application said. The contractor on the job is the property owner—The Frog Pond Estates LLC, a company whose managing principal is a New Canaan man, according to Connecticut Secretary of the State records—the architect is Easton-based CAH Architecture and Design LLC, it said. The two-acre property sold for $1.4 million in June, tax records show. 

Its prior owner had been involved in years-long legal battles with neighbors that were withdrawn from state Superior Court in the past 12 months, according to Connecticut Judicial Branch records.