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                                                                                                                                             April 2002 

                     Sea To The Green      

     An Update of the East Avenue Neighborhood Association ______________________________________________________________________

Last meeting: EANA met on March 17.

Attendees: Laurel Lindstrom (President), Tony Rossi (Raymond Terrace), Karen McDonald (St. John St.), Dan Kelly (St. John St.), Samantha Parker (Myrtle St.), Kathleen Morrow (Willow St.), Marija Bryant (Morgan Ave.)

Actions update since February meeting
bulletZoning Commission declines to consider historic aspects of 93 East Ave. in spite of dozens of members of the public speaking in favor of saving the house
bulletThird Taxing District (TTD) annual meeting resulted in compromise regarding funding for East Norwalk library
bulletACT represented in League of Women Voters interview with Rep Bob Duff on Feb. 15 regarding State Transportation initiatives
bulletPolice notified re speeding problems -- will monitor

Key items discussed at March meeting

bulletAdvocates for Calm Traffic (ACT) website will soon be on line -- discussed possible link to city website
bulletPublic Hearing on City Capital Budget scheduled for April 3
bulletVehicles parking in front yard on Myrtle Street
bulletBook by Jim Motavalli -- Breaking Gridlock
bulletTraffic on East Avenue treacherous. Congestion causes impatience and then accidents
bulletEANA against widening East Avenue. Discussion about results of past plans to do so.  Plans by EANA to contact legislators and others
bulletNorden owned by Spinnaker.  Should pay for traffic signal at Norden and Strawberry Hill if increased traffic is generated from their property
bulletNorwalk Center and Wall Street plans for development need to be evaluated carefully for public support and true mixed-use planning
bullet6 Smith Street (just south of Wall St. on the Norwalk Harbor)  is going before the ZBA on March 21 to change one non-conforming use to another (Refuse and Re-cycling). EANA is opposed to the change and will speak against it at the ZBA public hearing
bulletNorwalk Tree Alliance and DOT plan a presentation on Significant Trees scheduled for April 3 at 7:30 PM

Next meeting: Sunday April 14 at 12 Noon at 20 Raymond Terrace

Contact numbers:

Phone: 855-7668

E-mail: SeaToTheGreen@cs.com

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