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Last 14 days

• Parks committee reviews land-use plan, Great Island. Darien's Parks and Recreation Committee reviewed changes to the town's parks land-use plan and heard that September flooding destroyed roughly $250,000 in park equipment, while a proposed boardwalk and a multimillion-dollar Great Island parking redesign move through environmental and cost review.Darien News
• Selectmen ease Great Island event caps ahead of hearing. Darien selectmen revisited size and frequency limits for Great Island events as the town heads toward a Nov. 10 special permit hearing, with resident Alexis Sweet questioning an $860,000 boardwalk and warning that required traffic and wetland studies remain unresolved.Darien News
• Finance board tackles fire station wall overruns. Darien's Board of Finance took up another funding transfer to cover cost overruns on the Noroton Heights fire department retaining wall, with one member noting the project had "already been through all the committees" as costs climbed well past the original appropriation.Darien News
• Police reach full staffing as FEMA stalls dam grant. Darien's police department reported reaching full staffing at 53 officers, as emergency management officials said FEMA has gone quiet on a $3 million grant for the Gorham's Pond dam and Public Works warned holdout residents they face fines over an unanswered sump pump survey.Darien News
• Crystal Hill profiled in Board of Education race. Darien Patch ran a candidate profile in which Crystal Hill explains why voters should elect her to the Darien Board of Education this fall.Darien Patch

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