We, the abutting neighbors to St. Luke’s School, refute statements made on May 2nd by the school administration that there are “multiple” abutting neighbors who support their application for a 1.4 acre concrete Parking Structure to be built above-ground in a 4 acre residential zone. New Canaan’s Zoning Regulations prohibit Parking Structures outside of business and retail zones. The purpose of St. Luke’s application is to increase enrollment and expand the campus. We know this because it’s well-established that Parking Structures don’t solve traffic problems, they intensify land use.
St. Luke’s Board of Trustees and parents are out of line dictating to tax-paying New Canaan property owners that they know what’s best for us. We are capable of evaluating what’s in our own best interest. We call upon the Planning and Zoning Commission and our elected officials to act with integrity and follow long-standing precedents in residential zoning. Allowing a 78% non-resident private school to dictate public policy for the Town of New Canaan is unacceptable.
The following signatories represent the overwhelming majority of property owners who will be impacted by St. Luke’s application. Our home values, property rights and quality of life should not be sacrificed to benefit a private school.
Roy A. Abramowitz, Theresa & Craig Bowling, Margaret Cooper, Michael Elliott & Karen Richey-Elliot, Gertrude S. Goldberg & Alan Eliot Goldberg, Dr. Haik Kavookjian & Lynn Kavookjian, Jacqueline Shapiro & Ron Meckler , Sarah & Will Pierce, Joan E. Rafferty, M. Schwesinger, Steve & Miriam Sosnick, Michelle Sparks, Andrea & Dan Sullivan, Bethany & Wyatt Uhlein, Lynn & Alice Vaughn, David Viklund, Judy & Hugh Wiley.
