Chairman’s View: 11 Resolutions for 2019 (Dec. 31, 2018)
…town with signs for a month he won’t do it. The end of real estate signs in residential neighborhoods. P&Z promised they would address this. All other commercial signs are…
Chairman’s View: Advertiser, Hersam’s Served New Canaan for a Century (Nov. 21, 2018)
…as the only way to really understand our community. In this town you probably aren’t really dead until the Advertiser prints your obituary and the community that loved you can…
Chairman’s View: New Canaan’s Fourth Estate (November 15, 2018)
…an essential source for all aspects of local news, the Advertiser has thrived under Greg Reilly’s editorial leadership. For almost 100 years the New Canaan Advertiser was the only source…
Chairman’s View: Cap Town Spending for Three Years (Mar. 28, 2019)
Chairman’s View: Cap town spending for three years MARCH 28, 2019 BY JOHN ENGEL, CHAIRMAN, TOWN COUNCIL Town income is dependent on real estate values and the taxes…
Chairman’s View: Spoiler Alert (April 11, 2019)
…attractive again. P&Z and the new Tourism & Economic Development Committee are responding to changes in the market, giving us the flexibility New Canaan needs to compete in a changing…
Chairman’s View: Bike New Canaan (April 22, 2019)
…most efficient (fastest and cheapest) way to get around New York City in nice weather. New Canaan should contract with a bike share service, like Citibike in New York and…
Chairman’s View: New Canaan’s Town Meeting (May 9, 2019)
…and developer, Arnold Karp. Our commissioners are there: the Conservation Commission, the Tourism and Economic Development Commission. Leadership is well represented including the Community Foundation, Land Trust, Board of Realtors,…
Chairman’s View: Improve our Planning for Town Building Maintenance (Oct 18, 2018)
…of oil from $50 to $92 per ton and even with steady investment New Canaan’s average pavement quality declined to 74% below which roads need complete rebuilding. And yet every…
VIDEO: Welcome to New Canaan, Connecticut
#HomeIsNewCanaan The new video intended to capture the intangible and ungoogleable characteristics of the town of New Canaan is now public. Click below and watch the three-minute version of #Homeisnewcanaan….
Chairman’s View: Council Faces Cost of Debt, Capital Projects and Lower Property Values (Oct 4, 2018)
…years from 12% to 10%. Capital Plan The Town Council, Board of Education and Board of Finance agreed last year to work on common budget guidance in the fall. Those…
Chairman’s View: “Please, Tell Us What a 2% Budget Looks Like” – my column for the New Canaan Advertiser March 5, 2018
…than a 1% per year. The Stamford public schools requested an increase of 1.48% after coming in last year at 2.2%. Stamford’s low increase was largely the result of a…
The Engel Team: Setting the Bar for Top Realtors in Connecticut
In the world of real estate, the term “top broker” is often thrown around, but what truly sets a top broker apart? Is it their experience, negotiating skills, respect from…
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Market Report Through July 31, 2017 and Reflections on the NCAdvertiser Story
…facts from the Halstead Market Report? Here is the complete report, the complete PDF of the Halstead July Market Report for New Canaan. House Sales Activity: Through the year’s first…
VIDEO: 289 New Norwalk Road (Canaan Close #7) in New Canaan with John Engel and Susan Engel
This private riverfront townhouse set in the corner of a 7 acre complex, is only steps from the river. Six of the 10 rooms open to decks overlooking Five…
VIDEO: L’Hammock Island in the Norwalk Islands
L’Hammock Island is located in the Norwalk Islands at the western part of Norwalk, Connecticut harbor. There are three houses there dating back to 1903. The houses are summer-only because…
New Canaan Advertiser Endorsement for Town Council 2017
…Engel, Richard Townsend, Penny Young, Tom Butterworth, John Engel for New Canaan Town Council, Rich Townsend for New Canaan and New Canaan Republican Town Committee in New Canaan, Connecticut. …
November Market Report for New Canaan and Fairfield County
…Spring transactions have cleared. The volatility in the November December months comes from houses coming off of inventory for the Christmas holidays. The absorption rate dives between November…
Chairman’s View: With Compliments and Thanks
…public park in a neighborhood that had none. Thank you for linking the Nature Center to Irwin Park, pushing for a Land Acquisition Fund, and making us more appreciative of…
Chairman’s View: “New Years Resolutions” my New Canaan Advertiser column for January 11, 2018
…for the Town Council center on decisions around three buildings: the Outback, Waveny House and the Police Station, each of which is projected to have a large line item in…