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The What: Dangerous Week on the Roads, Zoning Meetings in Stamford and Darien, and more

The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of November 24.

The What: Dangerous Week on the Roads, Zoning Meetings in Stamford and Darien, and more
Happy official start of the holiday season! (Photo by Kelly Prinz)

Monday, November 24

Happy Monday! And happy early Thanksgiving. Hope you all get to spend time with your family and friends during this time of year. With the holiday this week, things are a little quieter around the region, but there’s still a few things happening. Let’s dive in.

Highlights 

This section gives a brief overview of the key items in the newsletter.

  • Just ahead of the busy holiday travel season, it was a dangerous—and deadly—week on the roads across southwest Connecticut. At least four pedestrians were hit by cars in Stamford and Norwalk, with numerous other crashes reported.
  • In Stamford, the Zoning Board will review an application to construct 60 townhomes and a 201-unit apartment building at 23 Barry Place.
  • In Darien, another new development is proposed for the area in and around the Noroton Heights train station. The Planning and Zoning Commission will continue its review of a plan for a three-story, 20-unit mixed-use building for 90, 100, and 188 Heights Road. 

Spotlight

This section features our main reporting each week.

Just ahead of the busy holiday travel season, it was a dangerous—and deadly—week on the roads across southwest Connecticut.

At least four pedestrians were hit by cars in Stamford and Norwalk, with numerous other crashes reported.

Through October 30, there have been 866 crashes involving pedestrians, and 45 pedestrians have been killed in Connecticut this year, according to preliminary data from CTDOT.

While communities around the region have been investing to make their roads safer, officials urge both drivers and pedestrians to be cautious as some of these incidents occurred when people were crossing outside of crosswalks and other actions. 

Check out our full piece to learn more or watch our recap video.

You can also explore how communities around the region are attempting to address road safety issues with our Getting Around series. 

This Week at a Glance

This section aims to highlight the most important meetings and news taking place each week.

  • In Stamford, the Zoning Board will meet on Monday, November 24 at 6:30 p.m. and review an application to construct 60 townhomes and a 201-unit apartment building with a total of 474 parking spaces and associated amenities at 23 Barry Place.
  • In Fairfield, the Representative Town Meeting is hosting its annual organizational meeting following the November elections on Monday, November 24 at 8 p.m. 
  • In Greenwich, the Planning & Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 25 at 4 p.m. and review multiple applications including a proposal from the Food Share Network to create a Food Share operation at the North Greenwich Congregational Church and a proposal from Eagleview Holding LLC to demolish an existing 217-bed skilled nursing facility and construct a four-story, 170 unit assisted housing development where 30% of the proposed units (equal to 51 units) would be designated “affordable” at 1165 King Street.
  • In Darien, the Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, November 25 at 7 p.m. and continue the public hearing for a plan for 90, 100, and 188 Heights Road. Proposal to redevelop the property with a three-story, mixed-use building that will include commercial space on the ground level and 20 one- and two-bedroom dwelling units on upper floors. This project would join other new developments around the Noroton Heights train station. 
  • Also in Darien, the Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m. and receive presentations on the district’s enrollment and the Middlesex Middle School facility study.

Plan Your Week

This section includes a list of meetings, events, and programming happening around southwest Connecticut each week.

Bridgeport

  • No published meetings this week.

Stamford

Norwalk

Fairfield

Greenwich

Darien

Westport

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Please note: All of these agendas and information here are current as of Sunday night. Meeting times and agendas may get adjusted throughout the week.

Have a great week,

Kelly Prinz

Founder, Reporter at Coastal Connecticut Times

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