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P&Z Watch: 13-Unit Apartment Building with 2 Moderate Income Units Approved in Glenville

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“Perfect solutions are few and far between. At the end of the day, the need for housing may supersede almost everything else. We can work with developers to create housing that is sensible and compliant with our regulation and the POCD guiding principles. Or, we can pay lip service, do nothing, and wait for exogenous forces to impose unwanted changes to our town.” – P&Z commissioner Peter Lowe Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 9 Glenville Street, Anne Noel Jones, Dennis Yeskey, Glenville, Margarita Alban, Peter Levy

Application for 13-Unit, 3-Story Building with 2 Workforce Units in Glenville Hangs in the Balance

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Attorney Heagney warned developers could bypass the town’s 6-110 regulation in favor of Connecticut’s state affordable housing statute 8-30g.
“If you are going to discourage developers from using 6-110 in this fashion, then generally the developments will become larger because there is no point of working within the local regulation when you have a state statute that deals with it differently,” Heagney said. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 9 Glenville Street, Adele Rota, Angelus Drive, Anne Noel Jones, Dennis Yeskey, Glenville

Luca’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen Opens in Glenville

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On Thursday night local media had a chance to sample the Luca’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen menu in Glenville on the eve of its grand opening. Joe Criscuolo was there with his wife Donielle and father Luca, who founded Pizza Post in Cos Cob in 1972. “Our menu has some new things and some classics inspired from my upbringing,” Joe explained, adding that when he was growing up in the Bronx, his his parents took him and his brother Matt to the Amalfi Coast in Italy every year. “Those visits inspired a lot of the dishes here,” he said. “Even the pasta bites are inspired by that.” Continue Reading →

Filed under: Food Drink Restaurants, Glenville, Joe Criscuolo, Luca Criscuolo, Luca’s Pizzeria and Italian Kitchen, Sunday Sauce

Crowd at Glenville Forum Vents about Byram River Dam, Flooding, Traffic, Urbanization

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Noting the large turnout, Camillo, who is running for re-election for a third term this November, offered to schedule a future forum at a bigger venue. He offered to pick a date in late September after the Sept 24 Valley Jam, and work with local PTA’s to spread the word. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Byram River, dog park, flooding, Glenville, Glenville Corridor Traffic Project, P&Z