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Canaan selectmen send proposed lease of 107 Main St. to public hearing after P&Z review
Summary
After an executive session Jan. 20, 2026, the Canaan Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to take to public hearing the town's plan to lease the vacant space at 107 Main St. to Monica Zinke dba Wild Root Wellness (Yoga), contingent on Planning & Zoning review and a change-of-use approval, pursuant to CGS 7-163(e).
After discussing the vacancy at 107 Main St. (formerly Furnace Art Gallery) in executive session, the Town of Canaan Board of Selectmen voted unanimously on Jan. 20 to take the town’s plan to lease the space to Monica Zinke dba Wild Root Wellness (Yoga) to a public hearing pursuant to CGS 7-163(e), contingent on a planning and zoning commission (P&Z) review after a change of use.
The board entered executive session at 9:00AM to discuss the vacancy; the minutes record that Selectman Chris Kinsella made the motion to move into executive session, seconded by Selectman Judy Jacobs, and that the board moved out of executive session at 9:14AM on a motion by First Selectman Dave Barger, seconded by Selectman Chris Kinsella. After returning to open session, Selectman Judy Jacobs moved to take the lease plan to a public hearing (pursuant to CGS 7-163(e)); Selectman Chris Kinsella seconded and the vote was unanimous.
The motion conditions the public hearing on Planning & Zoning review following a change of use; the minutes do not record a public hearing date or further details about lease terms, rent, or responsibilities. The recorded action is procedural: the board authorized moving the plan to a public hearing rather than approving a lease at this meeting.
