Chairman’s View: Revaluation and a Level Services Budget (Dec 20, 2018)
…comparable sales that occurred between Oct 1, 2017 and Oct 1, 2018. Appointments are given February 1 to 20 and the appeals take place in March. Sales that fall outside…
…comparable sales that occurred between Oct 1, 2017 and Oct 1, 2018. Appointments are given February 1 to 20 and the appeals take place in March. Sales that fall outside…
…2018 67 have one acre or less of property 252 have more than one acre of property 244 of the active listings are “colonial” 14 are cape cod 12 are…
Chairman’s View: Revaluation DECEMBER 20, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL New Canaan’s real estate grand list fell by $570 million (7.15%) compared to 2017.In the recent revaluation: 4,861…
Chairman’s View: Do the projects that do not increase debt AUGUST 23, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN JOHN ENGEL Affordable housing, senior housing, workforce housing are all needed…
Halstead’s Engel is year’s ‘Realtor Citizen’ for service to Town DECEMBER 26, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER John Engel is this year’s ‘Realtor Citizen’ for his service to the Town…
Chairman’s View: Expect a high-density development on Pine Street JULY 12, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL By John Engel Town Council Chairman The Beval Saddlery building at 50 Pine Street and…
Chairman’s View: Seeking more transparency from school leaders JUNE 6, 2018 BY BY JOHN ENGEL, TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, AND CRISTINA A. ROSS, TOWN COUNCIL When the Town Council met earlier…
I’ll begin with 2018 New Year’s Resolutions from Town Council members: Penny Young wrote, “Keep an open-mind and listen, listen, listen… the path forward will become evident.I will be mindful…
…shorten the school day and provide later sleep times? 2018 is not business as usual after State cuts. As Tom Butterworth correctly points out, we run the risk cutting to…
Letter: Calling for buildings sensitive to downtown district JULY 24, 2018 BY MIMI FINDLAY Editor, Advertiser: In response to John Engel’s recent opinion piece (‘Expect a high density development…
Moynihan, Engel pen letter to avoid 1802 Cobbler’s house’s demolition APRIL 13, 2018 BY GRACE DUFFIELD First Selectman Kevin Moynihan and Town Council Chairman John Engel signed a letter to…
Town Council faces buildings, Board of Education MARCH 21, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL, CHAIRMAN, NEW CANAAN TOWN COUNCIL The Town Council choked over a $1 million “placeholder” in the budget…
Chairman’s View: Yes to GreenLink; no to ‘sharp elbows’New APRIL 26, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in,…
Chairman’s View: Support a ban on house ‘for sale’ signs MAY 8, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER The overwhelming majority of New Canaan citizens want to eliminate real estate signs….
Chairman’s View: Urging school board to resolve security camera issue MAY 24, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN TOWN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN JOHN ENGEL I wrote this column in February and pulled it…
Chairman’s View: Connecticut needs team of rivals to outrun the bear AUGUST 9, 2018 BY JOHN ENGEL. CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL To borrow from an old joke, “How fast do you…
Chairman’s View: Council faces cost of debt, capital projects and lower property values OCTOBER 4, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER A guest column from New Canaan Town Council Chairman John…
Chairman’s View: Improve our planning for Town building maintenance OCTOBER 18, 2018 BY NEW CANAAN ADVERTISER New Canaan Town Council Chairman John Engel’s weekly guest column. New Canaan Town Council…
Friends! Find out the state of Connecticut real estate by clicking on the links to the right. Of note: * New Canaan July closings rebounded 7% August closings from 18…
Westport, a little less expensive at $1.33mm, suffers a little bit less, volume down 9% in October and 2% for the year with prices down only 7% for the year….