Darien Selectmen Eye Hecker Avenue Open Space Buy

The Darien Board of Selectmen will vote later this month on purchasing a parcel of open space on Hecker Avenue that would connect town hall, the police headquarters and the library.

The plan would be to use $137,500 through a Darien Land Trust grant and a $137,500 open space and watershed protection grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the 1.245-acre plot, according to Darien News.

The selectman showed support for the project at a recent meeting. the town’s Board of Finance and Representative Town Meeting would also have to support the acquisition.

Read the full Darien News story here.

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