New Canaan charter panel votes to keep two land-use boards appointed, tightens control over town property sales. The Charter Revision Commission voted 9-0 to keep the Zoning Board of Appeals appointed and 5-4 to keep the Inland Wetlands Commission appointed, rejecting a push to make either elected.

New Canaan's Charter Revision Commission voted 8-2 to require elected department heads be "accountable to the first selectman," over objections it undercuts independently elected offices.