Date: Fri 23-Aug-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: ANDYG

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P&Z-gazebo-Nunnawauk-Meadows

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P&Z Approves A Gazebo For Nunnawauk Meadows

Residents at Nunnawauk Meadows, a 120-unit housing complex for the elderly on

Nunnawauk Road, soon will be able to enjoy each other's company in a gazebo to

be built there.

Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members August 15 approved an amendment

to Newtown Housing for the Elderly, Inc's. (NHE), special exception to the

zoning regulations for the housing complex, allowing construction of the

gazebo.

Attorney William Denlinger, representing NHE, told P&Z members the zoning

regulations don't have the flexibility to allow for miscellaneous land uses at

the elderly housing complex, so NHE had to seek special permission to erect

the gazebo.

Building a gazebo with the dimensions of 12 feet by 24 feet won't pose safety

hazards or create traffic problems, Mr Denlinger said.

Robert Shaw, chairman of NHE's building committee, said having a gazebo at

Nunnawauk Meadows will enhance the residents' quality of life. The summerhouse

will allow residents to socialize, talk, and play cards outdoors, he said.

The Newtown Lions Club donated money to the non-profit NHE for the gazebo, he

said.

P&Z member Heidi Winslow said installing a gazebo at Nunnawauk Meadows is an

appropriate use of the property. The other P&Z members agreed.