Government

Town Voids $60 Elm Street Parking Ticket Issued to Woman Who Hadn’t Been to New Canaan Since Meters Installed

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. A Stamford woman who said she had not visited downtown New Canaan since the town installed parking meters had her $60 ticket voided unanimously by the Parking Commission at its most recent meeting, after raising a pointed question about the visibility of the signs on Elm Street. Catherine Galvin received a ticket at 2:49 p.m. on March 30 on Elm Street. The base ticket amount of $30 had since escalated to $60 due to nonpayment. In a written appeal submitted to the Commission prior to its July 8 meeting, she said she had come to town to shop and walked directly into the store in front of her without noticing any signage.

Board of Selectmen

Town To Be Reimbursed $73,500 to Drain and Refill Steve Benko Pool After Crash During NCHS Graduation

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The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at its regular meeting last week to approve a $73,500 contract with Stamford-based company for the emergency draining and refilling of the Steve Benko Pool at Waveny, following the June 16 incident in which a man drove into the pool during the New Canaan High School graduation ceremony. 

Superintendent of Parks Ryan Restivo presented the request, noting that the work had already been completed and that the town was seeking approval for payment. He said the expense would be included in the town’s insurance claim for reimbursement from the driver’s insurer. The process of draining the pool turned out to be more complicated than simply opening a drain, Restivo said. “It wasn’t draining fast enough,” he said at the July 21 meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. “They had to haul.

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Divided Commission Voids $30 Elm Street Parking Ticket for Norwalk Woman Who Was Unaware of Paid Parking Change

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A Norwalk woman who said she was unaware that parking on Elm Street had changed from free to paid had her ticket voided by the New Canaan Parking Commission on a divided vote. Vienna Bandur received a $30 ticket at 10:05 a.m. on June 16 on Elm Street, issued in the Elm/South Street zone. In a written appeal submitted to the Parking Bureau, Bandur said she’d come to town to meet a friend for coffee and was parked for approximately 30 to 40 minutes. “I do not live in New Canaan and was unaware that the parking on Elm Street had recently transitioned from free parking to metered parking,” Bandur said in her appeal. “There were no physical meters at the space where I parked or markings on the parking spot itself, and there was no signage indicating payment was required immediately in front of or near the spot, although, in hindsight, I did see that there were signs farther down the street, which I unfortunately overlooked.”

Around Town

New Canaan Teen Completes Eagle Project at Daycare He Once Attended as a Child

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. William Ntiri had always imagined doing his Eagle Scout project in Ghana, where his family is from, as a way of giving back to the community that shaped who he is. When the logistics made that impossible, he looked closer to home and found the perfect fit: a place he has called home since he was five years old. 

“I decided to give back to another community, a community I’ve actually been raised in since preschool,” Ntiri told NewCanaanite.com. “I actually used to come to the daycare here.” A member of Boy Scout Troop 31 in New Canaan, Ntiri built and installed wooden planters at the Day Care Center of New Canaan on Maple Street, completing the project required to earn the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest achievement in scouting.

Government

Town Approves $150,000 for Repairs at Schoolhouse Apartments

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by Karp Associates. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously at its regular meeting last week to approve $150,000 for capital improvements at Schoolhouse Apartments, the 40-unit affordable senior housing complex on South Avenue. The funds will come from interest accrued on the town’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation, and will be held in a special projects fund as bids on individual projects come in, officials said at the meeting, held July 7 at Town Hall and via videoconference. Steve Hoover, who became president of Schoolhouse Apartments Inc. four months ago, told the board that the nonprofit had been in serious trouble when a new executive committee took over in March. “For 11 of the last 36 months, we had no on-site property manager,” Hoover said.