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Councilors consider renaming 'Common Council' to 'City Council' in charter
Summary
Council member Johan Lopez proposed renaming Norwalk’s legislative body from 'Common Council' to 'City Council'; councilors generally supported the change while asking about cost and implementation timing.
NORWALK, Conn. — A recommendation to rename the Norwalk Common Council as the “City Council” drew broad, mostly favorable comment at a July 2025 charter revision workshop, with members discussing cost, implementation and public clarity.
Council member Miss Nijalski Eichner introduced the idea on behalf of Council member Johan Lopez, who was late to the meeting. She described Lopez’s rationale, saying he had recommended changing “the name of the common…
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