City Council, June 9, 2026
Approved: Appointment of Jay Wilson and Doug Hempstead to Planning and Zoning Commission (alternates), unanimous
What happened
On June 9, 2026, Norwalk approved Appointment of Jay Wilson and Doug Hempstead to Planning and Zoning Commission (alternates) (unanimous).
This Norwalk City Council meeting on 2026-06-09 contained no substantive zoning or development land-use decisions; business was dominated by board/commission appointments, nonprofit service contracts, and a marketing contract extension.
- Jurisdiction
- Norwalk, CT
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 9, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
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Appointment of Diana Lankowski to Planning and Zoning Commission (regular member)
Council accepted Diana Lankowski's resignation as alternate and appointed her as a regular member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Moved by Council President Goldstein; carried unanimously by raised hands.
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Key Decisions (9)
Appointment of Diana Lankowski to Planning and Zoning Commission (regular member)
Appointment of Jay Wilson and Doug Hempstead to Planning and Zoning Commission (alternates)
Consent Calendar (municipal contracts and fee schedules)
Corporation Counsel item (preparation council)
Contract with Compass Consulting and Coaching for Nonprofit Capacity Accelerator (cohort 2)
Agreement with Family and Children's Agency for Multi-System TAG Program (year two)
Agreement with Open Door Shelter (Open Doors) for homeless shelter services
Purchase order to Raptor Technologies for City Hall security software
One-year extension of marketing services contract with Miranda Creative
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Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
City staff cited persistent commercial vacancies on Washington Street and…
Commercial Demand
A SoNo Saturday Market / Sunset Bazaar vendor is reportedly…
Commercial Demand
Park Norwalk parking revenue nearly doubled year-over-year during marketing-driven events,…
Infrastructure
Public works and planning/zoning fee schedules were revised effective July…
Who spoke
18 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Witness, 1 Mayor, 9 Councilmember, 1 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Public.
Identified name roles: 5 Witness, 1 Mayor, 7 Councilmember, 1 Staff.
Speaker sample: Barbara Smith, Mayor.
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Zoning terms (4)
16 recorded timestamps
- zoning (11 timestamps)
- plat (1 timestamps)
- land use (2 timestamps)
- commercial (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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