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Planning and Zoning approves extended-stay hotel for Wall Street
A plan from real estate developer Jason Milligan to build a 210-room extended stay hotel in the Wall Street area was approved with six members voting in favor and three abstaining. The plans include a six-story extended stay hotel at 21 and 23 Isaacs Street. The hotel will include 167...
Norwalk approves robotics league to operate on Water Street
The robots are here to stay, thanks to a unanimous decision from the Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission approved a request from the National Havoc Robotics League to operate at 165 Water Street. The league had been using the spaces through a temporary zoning permit, but this decision made their business official.
Speak up now: City will host budget public hearing for FY 2025-26 this coming Monday
The City of Norwalk is hosting a hybrid Budget Public Hearing ahead of the development of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Budgets on Monday, Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at Norwalk City Hall and virtually via Zoom. The establishment of a Budget Public...
CT opts out — for now — of offshore wind, raising concerns about motives
It was supposed to be New England’s biggest and most innovative offshore wind initiative ever — a three-state solicitation by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island designed to get the best prices and efficiencies for a lot of new offshore wind that would be key in creating carbon-free energy to help curb climate change.
Opinion: The urgent need for affordable housing in Norwalk
As someone who was born and raised in Norwalk, I have seen firsthand how our community has changed over the years. The rising cost of living is pushing out families who have called this city home for generations, particularly in our minority communities. What’s happening isn’t just a housing crisis—it’s a crisis of community, identity, and opportunity. This issue is personal for me because I know how deeply it impacts the people I grew up with, the families I represent, and the future of Norwalk itself.
Mayor Rilling announces efforts to fund Norwalk’s Youth Mental Health Gap Analysis
Tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. at City Hall, Mayor Harry Rilling will announce the City’s efforts to fund a Mental Health Gap Analysis of Norwalk’s youth in partnership with Norwalk Public Schools, Silver Hill Hospital, the Norwalk Community Health Center, and Norwalk ACTS,. On hand will be State...
DEEP offers round 2 of eBike rebates
Following a successful roll out last year, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection kicked off Round Two of the CHEAPR eBike Incentive Program yesterday at noon. Applications close at 8 p.m. October 1st. In part to promote environmentally-conscious alternative mobility options and to bridge the equity gap with a...
Transformers, meet National Havoc Robots. Game on!
The National Havoc Robot League (NHRL) partnered with Paramount Pictures and #TransformersOne for an exclusive activation in Norwalk, CT this past Saturday, Sept. 14. Attendees were treated to some great competitions and plenty of Transformer Swag. This evening at 6 p.m. Norwalk’s Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a Zoom-only...
Norwalk Charter Revision: Balance power, protect democracy & improve representation
Last week, the common council hosted its third special meeting on charter revision, gathering information from other towns on various charter topics, including the budget process and role of a municipal legislature. On Monday, they discussed the mayor’s role and balancing power with the common council. As a neighborhood...
Harbor Management Commission seeks changes to state mooring statute and outdated fees
The Norwalk Harbor Management Commission (NHMC) wants to change the current one-size-fits-all mooring fee long buried in the text of the Connecticut General Statutes. Regardless of a vessel’s class (recreational or commercial) or its length, Chapter 444a dictates that the maximum allowable fee is $200 per year unilaterally across CT harbors.
Norwalk Traffic Authority approves temporary road closures in East Norwalk due to Walk Bridge Project
With work continuing on the replacement of the Walk Bridge, a main train bridge in Norwalk, as well as replacements of other local bridges along the New Haven line in the city, the Norwalk Traffic Authority approved multiple road closures over the next few months as a part of the construction project.
Chair of Bike/Walk Commission resigns, recommends vice chair as replacement
“As I reflect on the last three years, the biggest constraint to progress is clearly bandwidth, both on the Commission and in TMP,” wrote Tanner Thompson, Chair of the Norwalk Bike/Walk Commission, in his resignation letter to the Mayor’s office. “I often tried to make up the difference by personally doing more, but that quickly became unsustainable and led to burnout.”
Norden update: Remote hearing scheduled for pending lawsuit
A remote hearing has been scheduled for September 24 in the pending lawsuit filed by Norden Place Owner LLC (NPO) against Norwalk’s Planning and Zoning Commission. NPO, owners of the Halstead apartments at 8 Norden Place, filed a zoning appeal against Norwalk’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) in June, in response to the 6 to 3 ruling approving MTA’s strongly contested application for a transportation maintenance facility at 10 Norden Place.
Chief of Economic and Community Development leaves for private sector
“Jessica Vonashek will be leaving the City of Norwalk in the near future for a new opportunity in the private sector,” said Mayor Harry Rilling in a press release delivered from his office Friday thanking Norwalk’s Chief of Economic and Community Development for her five years of service. “Under her leadership, we changed the way we partnered with our small business community by creating new funding opportunities and saw a healthy and steady increase in a diverse set of businesses coming to Norwalk.”
Letter: Norwalk Boat Club praises Harbormaster for taming loose barge
We wanted to take a moment to thank you for your proactive disposition and expeditious response to the barge incident on the Upper Norwalk River on Sunday, 9/1/24. We discovered a barge had become loose and it was blocking the channel in the middle of the afternoon. We tried to assist the business owner in recovering it to no avail. The tide was dropping quickly and it being the end of the day on a Sunday of a holiday weekend, we were pretty much reserved to having yet another setback in our boating community (the most recent one being the destruction of half of our docks during the storm of 8/16/24).
Upcoming City of Norwalk Meetings…At your Fingertips
Here is a list of meetings for the City of Norwalk:. 8. Community Services Committee of the Common Council. 10. Economic and Community Development Committee of the Common Council Special Meeting. – Date: September 19, 2024. – Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. 11. Oak Hills Park Authority. –...
Norwalk revives charter revision panel and gives reapportionment committee a political makeover
The Norwalk Common Council has voted unanimously to establish a new charter revision commission to implement the work of last year’s Charter Commission and “address issues that were not examined during that time.”. The Council also unanimously voted this week to update rules governing the Reapportionment Advisory Committee,...
Nonprofit’s bid to lease City space launches debates over city fees, the library’s future and parking
A request by the Fairfield County Makers Guild to lease space in a City-owned building has spiraled into a series of debates on other issues — including how much rent Norwalk should charge nonprofit groups, the future role of the public library, and who should have access to public parking.
No-excuse absentee voting is on the ballot in CT. Here’s what to know.
Connecticut voters will be asked in this year’s election whether the state constitution should be amended to allow all voters to cast their ballots by mail. Permitting no-excuse absentee voting, as it’s commonly called, would mark an expansion of Connecticut’s voting laws, which currently only allow residents to vote by mail under certain circumstances. But it would put Connecticut in line with many other states that already allow all voters to vote absentee.
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