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Letter: Concerns Regarding Proposed ‘Merritt Village’ Project
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Editor New Canaanite:
We believe the Merritt Village project will fundamentally change the character of New Canaan forever. As one of the condominium associations closest and most immediately impacted by the proposed Merritt Village directly across the street, we object to the granting of permits and the bypassing of zoning regulations for this project. Below are the points we feel have not been adequately addressed by the builder or the zoning committee, and we would like to hear more from P & Z regarding how they plan to protect the interests and home values of the homeowners and neighboring taxpayers of New Canaan. A.) Scale Of The Project Is Too Large And Will Negatively Affect Property Values: Merritt Village project will undoubtedly negatively affect housing prices for our association by “dumping” an unnecessary and unreasonable number of Villages and condos into the New Canaan market. A study was done on impact of condos above $1M.