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Residents urge charter changes and stronger enforcement over proposed St. Luke’s parking structure

5773247 · September 18, 2025
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Residents speaking during public comment called on the council to open a charter review and to increase elected oversight after concerns were raised about an 80,000-square-foot parking structure tied to a St. Luke's project in a residential zone.

Several residents used the public-comment period at the Sept. 17 New Canaan Town Council meeting to urge the council to open the town charter for review and to increase elected oversight of appointed boards and commissions, citing a proposed St. Luke’s parking structure as an example.

Sarah Pierce, who identified herself as representing a neighborhood group impacted by the St. Luke’s matter, told the council the proposed parking structure will be roughly 80,000 square feet —…

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