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CNNA cancels June, July and August meetings

June 25, 2018
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Nancy Guenther Chapman
Norwalk Association of Silvermine Homeowners (NASH) President Heather Dunn shows a Bruce Beinfield concept drawing during a 2016 Coalition of Norwalk Neighborhood Association (CNNA) meeting in City Hall.

NORWALK, Conn. — The Coalition of Norwalk Neighborhood Associations (CNNA) is not having public meetings this summer.

CNNA has cancelled its June, July and August general meetings, a press release said. So don’t go to City Hall tonight looking for a meeting.

CNNA is seeking to reorganize, and the Provisional Executive Committee will continue meeting, “working on lining up speakers for the fall and refining the organization’s governing documents,” the press release sent by Lisa Brinton said, continuing:

“Anticipated topics for the fall are: Wall Street Development; Taxes & the Grand List; and Empowering Neighborhoods Facing Land Use Challenges.  The Provisional Executive Committee invites members who would like to help line up speakers or who are interested in administrative business to attend their summer meetings. Please email info@norwalkneighborhoods.org for more information and meeting schedules.

“The CNNA seeks to provide a common voice on larger Norwalk issues by providing information to members on important issues, meetings and events, in addition to soliciting fair and equal participation of neighborhood association and residents. For more information, visit www.norwalkneighborhoods.com”

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9 responses to “CNNA cancels June, July and August meetings”

  1. Bujji

    So the infighting has gotten to level where they need a 3-month break from one another?

  2. Lisa Brinton Thomson

    No infighting Bujii, its called a summer break. Things are slow, people are on vacation – so why waste time? However, members of the PEC will be working the agendas for timely topics this fall. We welcome you and the general public should there be any interest in helping make those fall sessions a success, but they will be ‘working administrative’ meetings 🙂

  3. PIBerman

    Taxes ? Always go up in Norwalk. Reducing them takes Management Skills. MIA.
    Grand List ? Stagant for nearly a decade. No reflection on City Hall. Sure.

  4. Cecilia Andy

    It is somewhat disappointing that the CNNA has not put the pending West Norwalk neighborhood appeal efforts to halt an application for institutional elder care (charging $5,000 – $6,000 per room) on their radar. The upcoming hearing should be closely watched as it will have profound implications for all residential neighborhoods. The mayor has been crickets on this despite promising and campaigning to shore up zoning loopholes after the mosque fiasco and now rumblings are surfacing in the real estate market that home values will be negatively impacted should this application not be blocked. So to the comments that “things are slow” – I would disagree.

  5. Paul Cantor

    @ Cecilia

    A related issue has to do with 190 Fillow Street. The owner of 190 Fillow Street has been cited for violating the zoning regulations for West Norwalk by using the property as the headquarters for a business called Prime Time Shine (http://primetimeshinect.com). A hearing will take place on the issue tomorrow at 3:30 PM in Room 220 (the Planning and Zoning Conference Room) at City Hall (125 East Avenue). Residents of West Norwalk concerned about maintaining the residential quality of our neighborhood are encouraged to attend the meeting.

  6. Will Erdef

    Reading the comments vindicates my view that the mayor/planning and zoning/corporation counsel are out of touch with the constituents they serve. It is ridiculous that elder care, halfway homes and now car wash facilities are violating homeowners rights/residential streets and nothing is being done despite the high taxes the city imposes on its homeowners.

  7. Hugh Sling

    That’s right, nothing is being done to protect Norwalk homeowners, and no laws are being enforced.

  8. Lisa Brinton Thomson

    @Cecilia Andy, unfortunately CNNA is not in a position to perform direct advocacy on behalf of neighborhood groups, although many of us who affiliate, attend and advocate against the most egregious and controversial land use decisions.

    We are a volunteer run organization with no financial resources. Sorry for the confusion. We recommend that concerned neighbors contact their duly elected Common Council representatives to share their concerns on land use P&Z issues. Also please reach out to elected representatives at the State House, who may be in a position to introduce legislation that could help mitigate the potential negative consequences of uses such as the one in your neighborhood.

    By all means joins us at our July PEC meeting and any regular meeting. CNNA needs more energetic volunteers. Finally, we hope to host speakers in November who can help give neighborhoods the tools needed to organize and oppose unwanted land uses in their areas.

    At the end of the day, it is City Hall and the boards and commissions that control what does and doesn’t get built in Norwalk.

  9. Adolph Neaderland

    Bujii, can’t say we have ever met, however I must admit I do not find anything compelling , constructive or contributive in your comment. For what purpose?

    The other respondents raised important issues that the excon members will review when they convenes in July.

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