A home on the market at 289 Oenoke Ridge already has a pool ("One of a kind estate, walking distance to town," Realtor Kelly Kraus said.) Permits for new pools are up in 2021, officials say. Photo courtesy of Houlihan Lawrence: https://kellykraus.houlihanlawrence.com/property/499273282/289-oenoke-ridge-road-new-canaan-ct-06840 The town is on pace to issue even more permits for new pool construction than it did in 2020—itself a very active year, municipal officials say. Through the first four months of 2021, the town issued 19 pool permits, compared to 30 all of last year, according to data from the New Canaan Building Department. “I expect to pass last year’s numbers, from what I am hearing from pool builders,” Chief Building Official Brian Platz said.