Business

New Canaan Father-Son Team Launches ‘LCKD Auto Detailing’

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The Summer Internship Program is sponsored by the New Canaan Racquet Club. For New Canaan resident Christian Sanchez, starting a business wasn’t just about turning a profit, it was about combining two passions into a career. Christian and his father, Maurice Sanchez, recently launched LCKD Auto Detailing (here on Instagram) a mobile detailing business serving New Canaan and surrounding communities. While Christian Sanchez developed the business concept and performs the detailing work, his father brings years of business experience and helps manage client relationships and day-to-day operations. The idea came to the younger Sanchez while working at a car wash earlier this year.

News

New Construction Planned for Kimberly Place

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The Building Department has received an application for a 2,243-square-foot home near downtown New Canaan. The four-bedroom house planned for 90 Kimberly Place will include three full bathrooms, one half-bath, one fireplace, an unfinished basement, exterior terrace and attached two-car garage, according to a building permit application received June 17. It will cost about $1.4 million to construct, the application said. The contractor on the job is Holko Renovations LLC of Sandy Hook, the architect Neil Hauck Architects of Darien. The town in May issued a demolition permit for the 1941-built Cape-style home on the .26-acre lot.

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Did You Hear … ?

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New Canaan Animal Control at 10:34 a.m. Monday responded to a West Road resident’s complaint regarding a neighbor’s dog roaming and defecating on their property. ***

The Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s production of “Matilda” is running through July 26. Tickets here (background on the show here). ***

Police at 3:49 p.m. on July 8 received a report of a vehicle stolen from a Cross Street auto body shop after it had been towed there. ***

It’s here: The New Canaan Village Fair & Sidewalk Sale, organized by the Chamber of Commerce, is coming Saturday.

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Letter to the Editor

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NewCanaanite.com recently received the following letter. Send letters to editor@newcanaanite.com. (We will publish referendum-related letters through July 22.)

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Dear Editor, 

New Canaan should approach the leaf blower referendum with respect for everyone involved. 

Supporters of the ordinance have valid concerns about noise, health and the environment.  Opponents have equally valid concerns about fairness, enforcement and the impact on local businesses.  The referendum gives the town the opportunity to reconsider the rule thoughtfully because a one size fits all doesn’t apply. In town residents have different concerns than those living on larger parcels of land.  And, what about the families who maintain their own property.  

Enforcement is one concern.  A gas powered blower may be used only briefly, making violations difficult to verify and creating conflict among neighbors not to mention police resources, too.  

Transition is another.  Commercial landscapers face greater challenges than homeowners when converting to electric equipment including battery capacity, strength, charging, storage and costs. A better approach would be to review the broader noise ordinance, landscaping hours, and other practical measures while allowing time for technology and potential state incentives to improve for the landscaping business that would be enduring this additional expense which is ultimately passed onto the consumer.

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.