Top 10 Reasons New Canaan is Unique
…for hockey and skating, Racquet Club for indoor tennis and the YMCA which is one of the finest in the country. 8. Waveny Park and Other Town Assets. Designed by…
…for hockey and skating, Racquet Club for indoor tennis and the YMCA which is one of the finest in the country. 8. Waveny Park and Other Town Assets. Designed by…
…bike stripe down South Avenue. What are we waiting for? Also contract to add bike rental racks at Waveny, Irwin Park, Waveny Park, Kiwanis Park, the Glass House and Grace…
…to build a “bird-cage” elevator and improve bathrooms at Waveny House. Why was this request shut down so quickly when $500,000 for the Police Department has met no resistance? There…
…vote in favor of listing Waveny on the National Register of Historic Places. The Council’s narrow vote saw the yet-to-be-created Waveny Park Conservancy written into a resolution for the first…
…million obligation to repair and restore the 56 buildings that the Town owns?” First, 50% of that budget is Waveny House. If we are serious about Waveny we must wrap…
…you propose will last for generations. The Waveny Park Conservancy Thank you Bob Seelert and the Conservancy Board for exceeding all expectations in the 50th year of the Lapham gift,…
…It’s a great time to live right here. 3. The Waveny Conservancy, Land Trust, Library and Athletic Foundation are examples of the high-energy volunteer organizations we have in New Canaan…
…Progress is being made on parking, senior and affordable housing and improved cell service. It’s a great time to live right here. 3. The Waveny Conservancy, Land Trust, Library and…
…We need to begin with a bike lane down South Avenue that connects Waveny Park, the YMCA, our schools and the New Canaan Village. I wrote about adding bike lanes…
…editors called our architecture an “unusual blend of modernism” that has continued with the “sleek” River Building at Grace Farms, and is juxtaposed with the “stunning” Waveny castle and our…
…108 Toby’s Lane $1.325 private riverfront retreat 213 Old Stamford Rd $1.499 near South School & Waveny 289 New…
…of library or Waveny renovations? How far does $7.8 million get us? Irwin House: First, it was to be a museum. Then, offices for nonprofits. Then Board of Finance members…
…for the Town Council center on decisions around three buildings: the Outback, Waveny House and the Police Station, each of which is projected to have a large line item in…
…New Canaan public parks except in Spencer’s Run at Waveny. That includes the Bristow Bird Sanctuary, whose deed requires it “forever [be] maintained as a Bird Sanctuary and Wildwood Preserve…
…at Irwin Park. Waveny’s $1 million “placeholder” should survive but comes with a great deal of scrutiny and public input. Finally, it is interesting to note that Board of Ed…
…Waveny Conservancy. When the Council slowed trail improvement the Conservancy was there to see it through. This sets an odd but not unwelcome precedent. When Town doesn’t pay, private funds…
…who put their energy into restoring Town buildings that fell into disrepair. He named the Powerhouse Theatre and Carriage Barn in Waveny Park and Gores Pavilion in Irwin Park as…
…including Waveny Park and Irwin Park, which feature amenities such as playgrounds, sports fields, and picnic areas. Unfortunately, New Canaan does not have public beaches within its town limits. Darien:…
…$210,000 ambulance, $550,000 school planetarium, $6 million Waveny restoration, $200,000 Irwin House restoration, $250,000 Nature Center restoration and $3.2 million in the selectmen’s budget to buy land for new parking…
…of Waveny land or the police station. She might say, “When was this discussed?” And he might say, “We’re discussing it now.” Let’s applaud them both for being so accessible….