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As Waveny LifeCare Network (WLN) presents its plans to build a retirement community in Waveny Park to various town agencies and organizations, it is attempting to convince the public and Town administrators that Waveny Park does not include Parcel E. An informational presentation was made by WLN to the Town Council on July 15th, and a webpage for the proposal has been set up on Waveny LifeCare’s website. The proposed 20-acre location for the 150-unit retirement community is being called “town-owned land west of Lapham Road;” Parcel “E” in the “Waveny Zone;” the “Mulch Area;” and “not located in the same parcel as Waveny House, nor the 100+ acres located around Waveny House.” It should be noted that there is no legally defined “Waveny Zone,” and the “mulch area” occupies about 5 acres of the total 50 acres of Parcel E.

Parcel E have been an important part of Waveny Park since the town acquired the property in 1967. In 2019 Waveny Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.

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Now that the leaf blower referendum has been settled, it’s time to address other issues. 

First, construction in residential areas should not be allowed seven days a week. During the week it starts at 7am and ends as late as 7pm. Saturday and Sunday only til 5PM. Can the Town be any more accommodating to developers?

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This letter is submitted by me as a citizen of New Canaan and not in my capacity as a member of Town Council; any opinions expressed in it should be construed as coming strictly from me and not from Town Council. Here are some facts:

2,504 New Canaan residents (17% of registered voters) participated in the July 25 referendum vote, which failed to overturn a May 20 ordinance banning summertime use of gas-powered leaf blowers (“GPLBs”). A significant and solid majority, 59%, of those participating in the referendum voting said they wanted the ordinance overturned. The ordinance was approved by an 8-to-4 vote of Town Council, after receiving emails and vocal support for the ban over several months from less than 2% of Town residents.

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Saturday’s referendum made one thing clear: a majority of the residents who turned out voted “no” on the summertime leaf blower ban. Yet, we were told our voices didn’t clear an arbitrary hurdle high enough to overturn the Town Council’s previous action. This ordinance does nothing to foster community harmony. Instead, it pits neighbors against one another, introduces unnecessary costs for homeowners, and ignores the tidal wave of non-emergency police calls it will invite.

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Dear Editor,

Many have stopped me to ask why I voted “no” on the Charter Revision Commission Report, and I would like to explain why. I firmly believe in a government created by the many, not the few. I firmly believe the voters of New Canaan should choose their own government, and that checks and balances, along with accountability to the electorate, are critical. Yet after eight months of discussion and listening, I saw appointed, self-interested officials protect their own positions instead of being accountable to the people they serve.