Chris Wilson

Committee Approves Contract to Analyze Three Locations for Affordable Housing Viability

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The Affordable Housing Committee last Monday approved a contract with an architecture firm to assess the viability of three sites for potential affordable housing. Committee Chair Chris Wilson said the contract is to “try and get a sense of the size and scope which works in New Canaan for these types of developments.” 

“This contract won’t answer all of our questions and will probably raise a number that we will have to address later, but it’s a good first step,” Wilson said at the Committee’s regular meeting, held via videoconference. The Committee unanimously approved the contract with Hartford-based Amenta Emma, although it was unclear which members were present to vote. The contract will go before the Board of Selectmen on Aug. 19, officials said.

Around Town

New Canaanites Gather at Lakeview Cemetery To Honor Veterans 

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Dozens of New Canaanites gathered at Lakeview Cemetery on Saturday to plant more than 1,500 flags honoring every locally interred veteran who has served the United States in both combat and non-combat positions. Organized on behalf of VFW Post 653 by New Canaanites Chris and Frances Wilson, the community event saw residents come together on a beautiful May morning to honor our veterans. “This is one of the greatest events the town puts on,” Post 653 Commander Mike McGlinn said. “There are about 200 people and 20 community groups who come together to help out the VFW… It’s a tremendous thing for a small town like New Canaan to have this done.”

The New Canaan Fire Department, New Canaan Police Department, Boy Scout troops 45, 31 and 70, Cub Scout packs 70, 45 and 7, Girl Scouts of New Canaan, SLOBs, Democratic and Republican Town Committees, New Canaan YMCA, New Canaan Chapter of the National Charity League, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Hannah Benedict Carter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The gravestones with flags is the setting in which the annual Memorial Day observance ceremony is held.