Subcommittee finalizes survey, workshop plans for May 19 event
Other Committee · Meeting of May 13, 2026
New Canaan's Affordable Housing Committee subcommittee locked down plans for a May 19 public workshop on where to site new affordable housing. Members present, per roll call, were Chris Dannells, Hillary Ormond, Mike Sweeney and Jane Williams, with Chair Chris Wilson attending as a guest; Bill Parrett, Bob Strong and Jeff Williams were absent. The group finalized a resident survey it will publish on SurveyMonkey, splitting a contested question about the state's 8-30g statute in two after member pushback that the original wording, calling it a question of "strategy" versus "a right thing or a wrong thing," could skew results.
Officials said the town needs roughly 75 to 80 affordable units across sites including the Lumberyard, Riverwood and Locust Avenue. The workshop runs 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at the Lapham Community Center's Douglas Room.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of May 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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