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New Canaan subcommittee sets late‑April public meeting to show three affordable‑housing options, seeks public trade‑off input
Summary
The project development subcommittee of New Canaan’s Affordable Housing Committee scheduled a public meeting for the week of April 20 to present three conceptual site schemes and solicit public feedback on trade‑offs such as parking, traffic and cost. The finance subcommittee will begin ballpark financing work ahead of the meeting.
Krista, a member of the Town of New Canaan Affordable Housing Committee Project Development Subcommittee, said the group will hold a public meeting the week of April 20 to show three conceptual site schemes (Locust Avenue, the Lumberyard and Richmond Hill) and solicit public feedback on the trade‑offs involved in delivering the units needed to meet town moratorium goals.
Why it matters: The subcommittee’s work will inform a recommendation to the full Affordable Housing Committee and then to the board of selectmen, board of finance and town council, which has ultimate authority over town land and any project approvals. Members said they want the meeting to be educational—showing how the committee narrowed options and asking residents to rank which trade‑offs they will tolerate—rather than to finalize a single preferred plan.
What the subcommittee presented: Krista gave high‑level cost assumptions the group is using for planning: “based on…
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