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Last 14 days

• Recent parking ticket appeals detailed by New Canaanite. New Canaanite published several recent appeals submitted to the town's Parking Bureau, which the Parking Commission adjudicates, including drivers disputing citations for brief or roadside parking.New Canaanite
• Podcast examines charter revision ballot questions. New Canaanite's podcast interviewed Town Council member Eric Thunem about six proposed Charter amendments appearing on this year's ballot, ahead of the town's vote on the founding document's language.New Canaanite
• Early voting tops 1,500 ballots in New Canaan. New Canaan's Democratic Registrar of Voters, Lis Orteig, said early voting had reached 1,578 ballots by Monday morning, just over 10 percent of registered voters.New Canaanite
• Wetlands panel reviews Turtleback Lane erosion fix. New Canaan's Inland Wetlands Commission took up a stream armoring and sediment-control permit for a Turtleback Lane West property after erosion redeposited sediment into a pond just months after a 2025 town-permitted dredging, raising questions about whether fine caps deter repeat violations.New Canaan News
• Housing panel weighs paths to 2032 deadline. New Canaan's Affordable Housing Committee spent its October 19 meeting line-editing a draft 2032 housing strategy report, weighing a Lumberyard master-planning process against converting Riverwood Apartments units toward the state's 8-30g affordability moratorium, with legal risk still unresolved.New Canaan News
• Selectmen take up fire engine, fee changes. New Canaan selectmen worked through a packed agenda topped by a new fire engine purchase amid industry-wide delivery delays, along with revised health department fees, a Waveny House flooding fix and a split winter salt order meant to avoid last year's shortages.New Canaan News
• Police panel hears Route 123 speeding concerns. New Canaan's Police Commission heard renewed concerns about speeding on Route 123 after years of state rejections, including refusals to lower the speed limit to 40 miles per hour, remove passing zones, or fix the Canoe Hill, Carter Street and Route 106 intersection.New Canaan News
• Housing authority weighs rent increase amid complaints. New Canaan Housing Authority took up a rent increase proposal for Millport and Canaan Parish after about an hour of resident complaints over broken door locks, dumped mattresses and dying landscaping, with a board member citing the financial strain of keeping rents low.New Canaan News
• Town details fall leaf collection program. The Town of New Canaan posted updated information on its annual leaf collection program, directing residents to check the town's guidelines for the season.Town of New Canaan
• South Avenue set for repaving next week. Patch reported that South Avenue is scheduled for repaving next week and advised drivers to expect changes to their usual routes in the area.New Canaan Patch

Coming up

• Sun, Nov 1: Early voting ends Sunday at Town Hall. Early voting for the November election ends Sunday at New Canaan Town Hall, New Canaan Patch reported.New Canaan Patch
• Mon, Nov 2: Leaf collection program set to begin Nov. 2. The town's fall leaf collection program begins Monday, Nov. 2, according to New Canaan Patch, following the town's earlier announcement of this year's schedule.New Canaan Patch

Updated daily from the New Canaan morning brief.