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P&Z Applauds Abilis Coffee Shop, Reluctant on Historic Overlay for 48 Maple

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“An HO allows additional uses, but it also allows for an increase in square footage in the building, up to 28,800 sq ft….Now there is 12,000 sq ft. …You’re having a Historic Overlay to save the building in perpetuity, but in 20 years the church could add an awful lot and redevelop to 28,000 sq ft.” – P&Z Commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Abilis, Alan Gunzburg, Coffee for Good, Dennis Yeskey, Doreen Pearson

P&Z Approves Legal Settlement for 30 Unit Building to Replace Homes on Milbank

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The application was submitted before P&Z changed the rule in R-6 zone allowing no more than 2-family homes. After P&Z denied the project in 2017, the applicant took the Town to court. The settlement involves 30 units in two buildings connected by a glass lobby. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Greg McLaughlin, Judge M. Berger, Katie DeLuca, Margarita Alban, Milbank Avenue, Nick Macri

Swiss Re Donates a “Learning Lab” to Kids in Crisis

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On Tuesday there was a ribbon cutting for a new Learning Lab at Kids in Crisis in Cos Cob, made possible by a donation from Swiss Re. The Learning Lab is equipped with modular tables, sound absorbing panels, stackable chairs and area rugs, PCs and Macs, and wireless printing and teleconferencing capabilities, for personal and professional development, as well as advocacy work. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Giving, Bill Pierz, Kids in Crisis, Neil Sprackling, Pearl Mayo, Shari Shapiro, Stan Galanski, Swiss Re Foundation