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March 2002
Sea To The Green
An Update of the East Avenue Neighborhood Association ______________________________________________________________________
Last meeting: EANA met on February 16.
Attendees: Laurel Lindstrom (President), Tony Rossi (Raymond Terrace), Josephine Martuccio (Myrtle St.), Michael Pavlicin (Olmstead Pl.), Marija Bryant (Morgan Ave.)
Action Update since January meeting
 | Continued lobbying efforts by Advocates for Calm Traffic (ACT) for funding for traffic calming |
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| EANA and ACT invited by Mayor Knopp to meeting at City Hall on Jan. 30 for Leaders of Neighborhood Organizations. Members attended and participated |
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| ACT participated in SWRPA meeting on Jan. 23 for pedestrian and bicycle safety as part of regional planning of roadways |
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| EANA notified Deputy Police Chief Palmer and Animal Control Officer Wright re. concerns about enforcement lapses in vicious dog regulations. They will follow-up |
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| Received from NPD a record of auto accidents reported within boundaries of EANA within past year |
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| City Sanitarian was notified about illegal dumping and garbage was removed from old HoJo site and from behind Mike's Deli |
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| Request placed to City to post Norwalk Code Book on the norwalkct.org website |
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| DPW notified about increased visibility needed for stop signs on George Ave. |
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| P+Z aware of EANA interest in and advocacy for more public access to waterfront, need for zoning restrictions on height of structures and Norden Place not expanding beyond what is permitted within zoning regulations |
Key items discussed at February meeting
| Petitions on line possible once ACT website functioning |
| Condominiums may be built on St. John |
| Continued concern about Norden Place with regards to increased traffic with any increase in use |
| Third Taxing District (TTD) sent out a satisfaction survey to all rate payers to be completed and returned |
| TTD will hold its annual meeting on March 6 to vote on East Norwalk library funding |
| East Norwalk Beautification Committee will hold a meeting on February 27 to discuss possible soccer fields at Calf Pasture. EANA is opposed to soccer fields at this location |
| Continued concern expressed about plans for the future use of the old Hojo site |
| Zoning needs to be better enforced regarding illegal apartments and selling cars on the property of a realty business on Olmstead |
| Contact numbers of key people at city hall need to be available to EANA members |
| With police and zoning enforcement quality of life and property values increase |
| Public Hearing for 93 East Ave. is on Feb. 20. EANA supports saving the historic house |
| Comprehensive traffic study needed for the City |
| Cars parked on sidewalk in front of East Ave. Pizza |
| Plans for Norwalk Center. EANA supports allowing more time for public input |
| Guests to be invited to subsequent meetings |
| Pluses of Norwalk from a realtor's perspective discussed |
Next meeting: Sunday March 17 at 12 Noon at 20 Raymond Terrace
Contact numbers:
Phone: 855-7668
E-mail: SeaToTheGreen@cs.com
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