The state Superior Court on April 27 authorized the eviction of a Millport Avenue woman and two men from a New Canaan Housing Authority unit.
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Buckle up: From May 21 to June 3, New Canaan Police will join a statewide a “Click It or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign.
191 Elm St. in New Canaan sold May 1, 2018 for $1.3 million. Streetview photo
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A locally owned company called Sports Media Properties LLC purchased the 2,000-square-foot, red barn-looking office building at 191 Elm St. downtown, behind the DEANE showroom, for $1.3 million, according to a property transfer recorded May 1 in the Town Clerk‘s office.
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The town on April 25 issued an after-the-fact permit to demolish a pool at 53 Alan Lane.
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Heads-up: On Saturday May 12, New Canaan-based First Candle will hold a flower planting ceremony at Calf Pasture in Norwalk to honor mothers who have lost babies due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths, stillbirth and miscarriage. First Candle is a nonprofit organization that strives to end SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths, while providing bereavement support to anyone who has lost a baby to these tragedies.
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Last week’s Forum on Public Buildings is now viewable online on the Channel 79 video. It was sponsored by the town, New Canaan Historical Society, New Canaan Preservation Alliance and NewCanaanite.com.
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Members of the Police Commission at their most recent meeting said an individual ticketed by Officer George Caponera ended up writing a letter of commendation about him—a rare occurrence. Caponera earned the Lt. Steven W. Wood 2015 Memorial Officer of the Year Award.
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Here’s a look at April single-family home sales in New Canaan, year-over-year:
New Canaan: Single Family Home Sales, April 2018*
| Units Sold | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total | 9 | 20 |
| April '18 | April '17 | |
| $0 to $999,999 | 1 | 6 |
| $1 milion to $1.99 million | 8 | 9 |
| $2 milion to $2.99 million | 0 | 2 |
| $3 million to $5 million | 0 | 2 |
| $5 million+ | 0 | 1 |
*Does not include condos
New Canaan Board of Realtors President Janis Hennessy said: “First quarter 2018 brought a small decrease in unit sales as well as dollar volumes across Fairfield County. With strong economic news and consumer confidence, we believe buyers will override concerns about the tax bill and a demand for housing will start to increase. In April, New Canaan showed a decrease in sales of 55 percent from same time 2017, but what the statistics do not reflect are the 55 accepted offers and pending sales that will close soon. Collectively we agree that the stormy weather delayed the start of our Spring market.” The median sales price went up, from $1,298,750 to $1,490,000, in the same period. “Buyers are getting used to value, value, value in all price categories. As a result, we have seen the high end of the market (over $4 million) respond and there are four homes under contract,” she said.
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Police at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday charged a 30-year-old Stamford resident with possession of less than .5 ounces of marijuana, operating under suspension and operating with insufficient insurance after stopping the motorist on Old Stamford Road.
L-R: Peter Passaro (Superintendent), Bill Walbert, Mike Hobbs, Chris Hussey, Beth Apy Jones, Sperry DeCew, Dave Fairty, R. Bailey Stewart (Board Members)
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Congratulations to Beth Jones, the newest board member of Lakeview Cemetery. Jones had been a member of the Town Council and Board of Selectmen of New Canaan.