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Calling this “the year of infrastructure in the downtown area,” the head of the New Canaan Department of Public Works said Monday that officials will ask for understanding from locals as long-planned and necessary water main, natural gas and sewer work gets underway. Within the next week or so, Aquarion will start a water main […]
The former incinerator building at the Transfer Station. Officials say the future New Canaan Swap Shop could be located in this area. Credit: Michael Dinan A longstanding plan, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to install a “swap shop” at the Transfer Station, could be completed as early as next year, town officials and local volunteers say. New Canaan’s Chris Schipper, Steve Karl, Liz Donovan and Robin Bates-Mason are among those attending a presentation by Dan Dolcetti of the Darien Swap Shop in early-2020, prior to the onset of COVID-19 virus. Sven Englund is not pictured though ...
An overhead view of the proposed new library. Specs by Turner After years of planning, New Canaan Library last week filed applications with Planning & Zoning that are designed to allow the organization to build a new glass-and-stone exterior facility that features an auditorium, outdoor terrace, café and public concourse, and reimagines use of its gateway block to the downtown. The 42,641-square-foot facility’s contemporary design “builds on New Canaan’s legacy of mid-century architecture and site planning and expresses its purpose as a principal community institution,” according to ...
Will stray animals in New Canaan be brought to local vets? Grace Duffield FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 The New Canaan Animal Shelter may not be fit for a dog or cat, some say, and Selectman Nick Williams called it a “dump in the dump.” The Board of Selectmen will be studying the issue on what to do to improve it. The picture was taken Nov. 4, 2019.Grace Duffield /Show MoreShow Less 2of3 The New Canaan Animal Shelter may not be fit for a dog or cat, some say, and Selectman Nick Williams called it a “dump in the dump.” The Board of Selectmen will be studying the issue on what to do to impr...
Fate of Irwin Park buildings explored Grace Duffield FacebookTwitterEmail New Canaan's Irwin Barn, built of stone and wood in the late 1800s and early 1900s got refurbished windows. The Town budgeted $132,000 for repairs to the barn in the 2018-’19 capital budget. There had been a budget discussion about spending $50,000 for putting public bathrooms on the lower floor, but that was taken out before the budget was passed — hence the outdoor restroom.Grace Duffield / Hearst Connecticut Media Two roofs at the 36-acre Irwin Park are both due for renewal, but were perceived very differently at...