New Canaan housing panel finalizes May 19 workshop plans
New Canaan housing panel preps outreach ahead of May 19 public forum on affordable-housing sites.
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New Canaan Charter Panel Keeps ZBA, Wetlands Boards Appointed
New Canaan charter panel votes to keep two land-use boards appointed, tightens control over town property sales. The Charter Revision Commission voted 9-0 to keep the Zoning Board of Appeals appointed and 5-4 to keep the Inland Wetlands Commission appointed, rejecting a push to make either elected.
Charter panel votes 8-2 to tie officials to first selectman
New Canaan's Charter Revision Commission voted 8-2 to require elected department heads be "accountable to the first selectman," over objections it undercuts independently elected offices.
Charter panel adopts fire, police, parking article revisions
New Canaan Charter Revision Commission adopts fire, police and parking article rewrites, splits on finance oversight.
Charter panel rejects easing finance board property rule
New Canaan charter panel votes 7-3 to keep Board of Finance property rule. The Charter Revision Commission rejected a motion to drop the requirement that Board of Finance members own real estate in town, with commissioners Case, Jameson and Willet in favor and seven others opposed.