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Norwalk political notes: Dollar signs, balloon bill
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk political info for you:. The Board of Estimate and Taxation approved a $62,947 budget transfer from the contingency account to the legislative account to pay Attorney Steven Mednick for his work rewriting Norwalk’s 100-year-old charter through June 30, the end of the fiscal year. That’s in addition to about $75,000 paid last year, Norwalk Director of Management and Budgets Tom Ellis said at the May 1 meeting.
Citzens weigh in at Charter Revision Commission’s last public hearing
NORWALK, Conn. — The Norwalk Charter Revision is poised to deliver recommended changes to the Common Council and dissolve when the Council is satisfied. To that end, the public was invited to one last hearing to weigh in. While few people attended, diversity of opinion nevertheless developed on the one substantial proposed change, a measure that failed on the ballot in 2016.
Rilling agrees with citizens in key criticism of proposed Norwalk zoning regulation update
NORWALK, Conn. — Mayor Harry Rilling has joined the citizens who object to the citywide zoning rewrite’s proposal to change some single-family areas into districts where two-family homes can be built. Rilling held a news conference Thursday to assure residents that their voices are being heard. “I wanted...
Haitian flag flies in Heritage Park
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk officials raised the Haitian flag Thursday at Heritage Wall, marking the 220th anniversary of Haiti’s independence from France. Mayor Harry Rilling and Common Council President Greg Burnett (D-At Large) joined Council member Diana Révolus (D-District B), vice president of the Haitian American Collaborative and founder of M.E.R.C.I. (Marie & Emilio Revolus Center Inc.), for the commemoration.
Maritime Aquarium opportunities; Churches remember slave
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. Three cruises to recently restored Greens Ledge Lighthouse aboard the Maritime Aquarium’s hybrid-electric research ship “Spirit of the Sound” are planned for spring and summer, according to a news release. Located off Norwalk’s coast, Greens Ledge is said to be “one of the only active lighthouses in the world offering full-access interior and exterior tours.”
Norwalk officials tout new Calf Pasture Beach parking lot
NORWALK, Conn. — The redesigned Calf Pasture Beach parking lot is open for use and officials sought to spread the word Tuesday with a ribbon cutting. “We have more resident parking than we did before,” Mayor Harry Rilling said. “Residents will be able to park closer to the beach, non-residents will be having to park further away. We have redone our handicap parking so it’s more visible, more accessible to people that need it. We’ve made a safe pedestrian walkway.”
Cedar Court fire sends two seniors to hospital
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk firefighters rescued “many” elderly people Tuesday in the Cedar Court senior housing project, after a first-floor apartment caught fire and the flames quickly spread to the siding of an interior hallway, causing a “heavy smoke condition,” Deputy Chief Steven Shay said.
Norwalk CFO again warns against capital borrowing
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk isn’t out of the woods yet, even if its financial advisor recently said it could incur more than $400 million in capital bond debts without jeopardizing its Triple A bond rating, Norwalk Chief Financial Officer Henry Dachowitz said. Dachowitz told Common Council Finance Committee...
Beach, parks, parking enforcement has begun
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalkers who expect free parking at Calf Pasture Beach, Shady Beach, Cranbury Park, Taylor Farm Park and Veterans Park between now and October 15 are advised to confirm that their license plate numbers are in the City’s system. This includes residents whose vehicles are registered in another town. Go to https://hub.norwalkct.gov/ResidentBeachPass/
Norwalk Tax Dept. report: Tax Sale, Reval; software problems
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Council Finance Committee news:. Interim Tax Assessor says he’d do reval communication differently. Vision Government Solutions, the firm conducting this year’s revaluation of city properties, has visited about half of Norwalk homes and 31% of its commercial properties, interim Norwalk Tax Assessor Paul Gorman said at Thursday’s Common Council Finance Committee meeting. “Those numbers are on track with what we were expecting.”
State to begin Walk Bridge construction
NORWALK, Conn. — Top brass met Friday in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Walk Bridge construction. “The day that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here,” Mayor Harry Rilling said. The overall project, which includes four nearby railroad bridges and track work needed to make the...
Bike Month; ‘Ninety9Bottles;’ PAWS benefit;
NORWALK, Conn. — Some Norwalk announcements for you:. It’s National Bike Month! If you go to work on a bike, scooter, roller blades or other non-fuel burning transit mode, you can get free refreshments from 7 until 9 a.m. at these Bike-To-Work locations, courtesy of Norwalk’s Bike/Walk Commission:
Norwalk Police arrest Stamford couple
NORWALK, Conn. — A Stamford couple is accused of stealing $460,000 from an elderly person. Kelley Lombardo was conservator for the senior and worked with her husband, Michael Lombard, to take the funds for their personal use, Norwalk Police said. Arrested: Kelley Lombardo, 49, of 17 Redmont Road, Stamford.
A Q&A with Norwalk mogul Jason Milligan
NORWALK, Conn. — Real estate broker Jason Milligan claims he could sell the land next to the Norwalk Public Library for more money than the City is obligated to pay for it, should the City decline to exercise the option negotiated in 2017. He also said he could build more apartments there than he originally planned, under the proposed zoning regulations.
A Norwalk photo #179
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Common Council members recently agreed to spend nearly $526,000 to rehabilitate a dilapidated railing in Irving Freese Park, at Main and Wall Streets. Giancorp Contracting Inc. won the contract and has been actively installing rails along the top of the retaining walls, and constructing pillars,...
Proposed Norwalk zoning regulation changes inspire citizen debate
NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk citizens have begun weighing on the proposed zoning regulation update, the first comprehensive overhaul in more than 30 years. “Some of the reaction from people is just a little bit being overwhelmed, because it’s so different,” Planning and Zoning Department Director Steven Kleppin said Monday to the Bike Walk Commission.
Planning and Zoning Updates- Coming to a Norwalk neighborhood near you!
If you have attended the City meetings regarding Planning and Zoning you are likely feeling upset, disappointed and confused about the direction of Norwalk and what your neighborhood could look like given the proposed updates/changes. These Planning and Zoning proposals will have profound effects on our community, taxpayers and residents....
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