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Norwalk committee eyes restoring street‑end public access, proposes legal review for encroachments
Summary
The Strategic Harbor Plan Committee reiterated that five prioritized street‑end locations merit further design work and recommended involving corporation counsel to investigate encroachments and ownership records. Staff will seek grant funding for design studies and pursue neighborhood outreach prior to physical changes.
The Strategic Harbor Plan Committee on Oct. 30 agreed to move the five prioritized street‑end locations toward a design phase while deferring any final decisions until follow‑up studies and neighborhood outreach are complete. Chair K. said the city will seek grants to fund planning and design for each site and work with traffic and police to evaluate neighborhood impacts.
The committee emphasized balancing neighborhood concerns with restoring public waterfront access. "We don't wanna do something that's gonna cause, havoc in the neighborhood, but we also wanna make sure that these publicly…
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