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The architects’ original specifications for the popular community pool in Waveny Park were for a certified Olympic competition pool that could play host to official state, regional and national swim meets, according to Steve Karl.
June 4, 2022 | https://newcanaanite.com/i-know-hes-thrilled-new-canaan-dedicates-steve-benko-pool-at-waveny-6067355Town officials this month voted unanimously to approve a June 4 ceremony to honor and memorialize one of New Canaan’s most recognizable, well-liked and dedicated residents.
May 23, 2022 | https://newcanaanite.com/dedication-of-steve-benko-pool-set-for-saturday-june-4-6008947Bea Watkins got to know Steve Benko at New Canaan High School in the late-1960s, and for the last 11 years has worked for him as office manager of the town’s Recreation Department.
February 16, 2022 | https://newcanaanite.com/tireless-caring-devotion-and-love-friends-remember-steve-benko-town-renames-waveny-pool-in-his-honor-5507074Many years ago, Sue Benko fondly dubbed her husband, the late Steve Benko, as “New Canaan’s Christmas Elf.”
A 1968 New Canaan High School graduate and standout Irish soda bread baker who would work as the town’s recreation director for four-plus decades—while also volunteering with New Canaan Fire Co.
December 11, 2023 | https://newcanaanite.com/seeing-the-star-brings-me-joy-steve-benkos-legacy-also-touches-gods-acre-at-christmastime-8973664Parks officials last week voted in support of a proposal to create a picnic area near Waveny’s platform tennis courts in honor of longtime New Canaan Recreation Director Steve Benko.
June 14, 2022 | https://newcanaanite.com/parks-officials-support-plan-for-picnic-area-dedicated-to-steve-benko-near-waveny-paddle-courts-6122588