News
Neighbors Voice Concerns about Proposed Development of Private Road Lot
|
Residents of a private road in New Canaan, as well as property owners contiguous to a recently subdivided 1-acre lot off of it, told planning officials on Tuesday that the proposed development of that parcel has them worried about runoff, privacy and future construction traffic. Richards Lane itself is narrow, has no cul-de-sac for turning around, and heavy rains have caused flooding, neighbors told the Planning & Zoning Commission during a public hearing, held in the Town Meeting Room. “My concern—and I think I am speaking most of Richards Lane—the concern is really around traffic on the lane,” said Neil Collins, a Richards Lane resident who volunteered that he is selling his own home, and who lives opposite the lot in question (number 62). “Also, the construction period. It is a narrow lane, and just the amount of truck traffic, construction traffic going down it.