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Roundup: Earthplace Falcons, Rotary Service, Minute Man Results …

Posted on April 29, 2025 | 1 comment

Falcons are magnificent birds.

And a little over a year from now, a magnificent falcon barn will be added at Earthplace.

It will be part of the science, conservation and education center’s extensive upgrade to its already impressive Birds of Prey exhibit.

The new barn will include a falconry program, where attendees can watch the birds fly off, then return to their hand.

Earthplace goes before the Planning & Zoning Commission next month. The goal is to begin work this summer, then move the birds of prey there temporarily during renovations to their current site. Daily feedings and other programs will cotninue during the work.

Significant changes are planned for the enclosures. The birds of prey will have more room, while visitors will be able to walk around, and see the them from many angles.

An Earthplace staff member is undergoing extensive training, to become a certified falconer.

An Earthplace raptor.

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The Westport Rotary Club is a year-round service organization.

But Saturday, May 17 is their “Epic Day of Service.” It’s part of a worldwide effort.

To create the biggest impact possible, members are combining with several area Rotary clubs — including Westport Sunrise — to sponsor 7 projects.

In Westport they include Gillespie Center landscaping, a food drive at Big Y, and the Library Book Sale.

Local Rotarians will also help paint at Open Doors in Norwalk, clean up 2 Bridgeport sites, and join in the Walk to End Homelessness in Bridgeport.

They invite all community members to help. There is something for all ages and levels of expertise. Click here to learn more, and volunteer.

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The official results are in.

The Westport Young Woman’s League has released the times of finishers for the 10K and 5K, at Sunday’s 46th annual Minute Man Race. Click here to see.

The winner of the 10K is either spectacularly named, or he ran under an alias.

He’s “Hunter Izfast.”

The start of the Minute Man Race. (Photo/Ryan Allen)

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The “Career Coach” — a mobile clsasroom offering career services and computer training — will make 3 stops at the Westport Library.

Workshops include:

  • Introduction to Excel (April 30)
  • Job Search Strategies (May 8)
  • AI in Action (June 30).

There are 2 sessions each day: 10 a.m. to noon, and 1 to 3 p.m. Click here to register. Questions? Email tevans@westportlibrary. org.

The Career Coach’s Westport appearances are sponsored by Homes with Hope, the Westport Department of Human Services, and The WorkPlace.

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Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers have died. But the music of Peter, Paul & Mary lives on.

It comes to Westport on May 10 (8 p.m.). Voices Café presents a tribute to the iconic folk trio, with (appropriately) 3 acts.

The Kennedys, Mustard’s Retreat and Suzanne Sheridan all return to the coffeehouse, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport.

All uphold Peter, Paul & Mary’s legacy, sharing their experiences through song while keeping alive the power of singing for justice.

Voices Cafe concerts support local social justice programs. Tickets are $30. Click here to purchase, and for more information.

From left: Suzanne Sheridan, The Kennedys, Mustard’s Retreat.

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A morning full of stories, creativity, and community connection is on tap at the Westport Book Shop this Saturday (May 3, 10:30 a.m. to noon).

“Stories in Bloom: An Authors Showcase and Family Fun Event” includes a maypole dance, face painting, temporary tattoos, cornhole and food.

As for books: Over a dozen local authors will sign their volumes, for all ages.

They include Diana Blau, Sam Wilson, Christina McKay DiChristina, Allia Zobel Nolan, MaryAnn Degala, Michael Hendricks and Rebecca Ross, Bette Bono, Sylvie Jordan, Gina Uricchio, Laurie Newkirk, Marlou Newkirk, Debbie Salas Lopez and Kristina Lopez, Michael Payton, Denis O’Neill & Cy Quadland, Bella Rizzi, Cat Urbain, Gabi Coatsworth, Julie Ward and Marsha Temlock.

Jack Geer, whose greeting cards are sold at the Book Shop, will also share his artwork.

Together with “Stories in Bloom,” the Westport Book Shop is launching two raffles. They run from May 3 through June 28.

One offers a sealed copy of “The New Yorker in Westport.” Eve Potts and Andrew Bentley’s book highlights 50 magazine covers created by local artists.

The other is for 4 weekly group swim lessons at the Stewie the Duck Swim School in Norwalk, and a Stewie the Duck gift basket.

Tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10,

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Some Tesla drivers who have soured on the car company’s owner sport bumper stickers that say things like, “I bought this before I knew Elon was crazy.”

This one — spotted in Compo Shopping Center — went waaaay further:

(Photo/Duane Cohen)

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Meanwhile, a few yards away: The bar is high for entitled parking photos on “06880.”

Taking 2 spots won’t cut it. The driver must hog 3 (or more).

This one  does. Bonus points because it’s at Compo Shopping Center, one of the worst parking lots in Westport even on good days.

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May marks “PianoFest,” for the regular Thursday Jazz at the Post series.

David Morgan — who has performed and recorded with Wynton Marsalis and Wes Anderson, and written music for CBS Sports, Discovery, A&E and MTV — kicks things off this week (May 1, VFW Post 399; shows at 7:30 and 8:45 p.m.; dinner at 7; $20 music cover, $15 for veterans and students).

He’ll be joined by bassist Yury Galkin, drummer Tyger MacNeal, and saxophonists David DeJesus and Greg “The Jazz Rabbi” Wall. Click here for tickets.

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Last weekend’s rain set the scene for today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo.

Claudia Sherwood Servidio snapped it, on Cross Highway.

(Photo/Claudia Sherwood Servidio)

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And finally … in honor of the upcoming Earthplace renovations, including a new falcon barn (story above):

(If you click here to support “06880” with a tax-deductible donation, our hearts will soar like a falcon. Thank you!)

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Tesla Driver To Musk: “Stay In Your Lane!”

Posted on March 20, 2025 | 85 comments

When she purchased a new Tesla Model Y in November of 2023, the Westport woman was pleased.

She no longer had to buy gas. It was easy to maintain. The cost was only about $40,000.

“It was a no-brainer,” the woman — who asked that her name not be used — says.

Tesla Model Y

As he joined the Trump administration, the woman knew that Elon Musk — Tesla’s CEO — was “a potential danger as a human being.” But, she says, “I never thought he’d have as much power as he does.”

In the first days after the inauguration, she says, “I joked, ‘I gotta get rid of this car.’ But as he ramped up his slash-and-burn, I didn’t want to be attached to him in any way. He’s evil.”

Three weeks ago, she found a Hyundai Tucson hybrid. She sold her Tesla.

Hyundai Tucson

Worldwide, owners are talking about selling their Musk-related automobiles. This is one local woman who actually did.

“I don’t want to make a grand statement,” she insists. “I just wanted to feel better.”

No one ever said anything to her about her Tesla. No one flipped her off, or keyed her car.

Still, she says, “I didn’t want to become a target. I didn’t want controversy. There shouldn’t be controversy about the car you drive.”

But something else about her Tesla made her uneasy, beyond the company CEO’s actions she loathes.

Beginning in December, her Tesla’s menu of radio stations and podcasts suddenly changed.

There — sprinkled among her presets and favorites — were options like Ben Shapiro, Sean Hannity and “Fox & Friends.”

They’d probably been there before, she says, but much lower on the list. “I would have had to scroll way down to find them.”

She found the sudden appearance of right-wing shows “creepy. It can’t be a coincidence.”

The Westporter is happy with her Hyundai. It recharges itself. She can go 400 miles on a tank of gas.

Yet if she had a chance to meet Elon Musk, and talk face to face, what would she say?

“I just want him to stay in his lane,” she says.

“He’s a smart guy. He’s good with technology. But he’s been given so much power, because he gave Trump so much money.

“Why can’t he just stick with what he’s good at?”

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Roundup: Compo Beach Playground, Brad Tursi, Imagination Movers …

Posted on August 25, 2024 | 5 comments

The Compo Beach playground renovation project takes place next April.

But the planning committee is already working hard, leaving, um, no stone unturned.

They’ve just unveiled a cool new website.

In includes a detailed drawing of the new playground (see below); plenty of options for support (as families and corporate sponsors); apparel like t-shirts (bearing the logo designed by Greens Farms Elementary student Jack Burke), and opportunities to volunteer.

Click here for the website. And get ready: April will be here before we know it.

The new Compo Beach playground.

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Brad Tursi — the 1997 Staples High School graduate whose band Old Dominion has won numerous country music awards — is simultaneously embarking on a solo career.

He’s having just as much success as he is with his group.

The other day, he played at the Grand Ole Opry.

“Surreal, and an opportunity I’ll never forget,” the former Wrecker soccer star says.

“Thank you to everyone at the Opry for the warm welcome and sweet hospitality.”

Westporters who were not in Nashville will get a chance to see Brad much closer to his old home.

He plays the Levitt Pavilion on October 12. Click here for tickets, and more information. (Hat tip: Curtis Lueker)

Brad Tursi, outside the famed venue.

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For over 20 years Movers Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty have entertained families.

Their Emmy-winning Disney show and catalog of more than 250 original compositions make the Imagination Movers story — well, the stuff of dreams.

The fun-for-the-whole-family show comes to the Westport Country Playhouse on Sunday, September 22 (1 p.m.).

Tickets are $45 and $40 (click here). For an additional $50, there’s a pre-show meet-and-greet (click here).

Now, let your imagination run wild.

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Connecticut’s largest running club is racing toward a new season.

And they want you.

The Joggers Club is offering the first run free.

Runners who like it — and what’s not to like? — can join for just $50 for the year.

That’s only $4.16 a month.

Plus, new members get a free Lululemon running shirt (retail price: $68).

The Joggers Club runs on beautiful roads throughout Fairfield County, on Saturdays at 8 a.m. (Also free: coffee and treats).

From September 7 to 28, the meeting point is the Greens Farms train station. From October 5 through May, it’s Compo Beach.

For more information (and to sign the waiver), click here.

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“06880” gets tons of photos of bad and/or entitled parkers.

 I reject some many submissions. The bar for egregious behavior is high. For example, a car hogging 2 spaces just won’t cut it anymore. That’s low-level douchebaggery.

So when I glanced at Glenn Payne’s photo, I was ready to toss it. The guy probably just went in to pay cash, I thought. There’s nothing bad here.

(Photo/Glenn Payne)

I confess: I had to ask Glenn what I was missing.

Duh!

Look closely. This one is truly gob-smacking.

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Nature is amazing.

Hard to believe such small insects can make such astonishing creations.

And hard to believe they also strike such fear in us.

Today’s “Westport … Naturally” photo comes from Susan Garment’s front yard.

Hopefully not too close to her door.

(Photo/Susan Garment)

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And finally … last night was International Bat Night.

How did you celebrate?

“06880” CONNECTION: Meat Loaf lived in Westport, a couple of decades ago. He was a regular presence in town, including playing softball at Compo Beach, and coaching a girls softball team too.

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Take A Tour With The Tesla Cops

Posted on September 8, 2020 | 10 comments

Tesla is touting Westport’s new police car. The Teslerati blog says:

A Tesla Model 3 has been patrolling the streets of Westport, Connecticut, since January 2020. However, an inside look at how effective the Model 3’s performance is for the law enforcement agency has never been given. That is until Westport Police Department Chief Foti Koskinas gave 2 members of the Now You Know YouTube channel a peek of how patrolling the streets of the small Connecticut town in an electric police car is advantageous for those who look to protect the community….

“Chief Koskinas seems pleased with the Tesla’s performance during the first 8 months of ownership, and efficiency and performance seem to be the main factors in his happiness thus far.

Click here for the story. Click below for the video.

PS: Check out the YouTube comments too. My favorite: “Just Awesome, what a PD, Chief, Officers and Town. Sometimes it can feel lonely caring about this planet, but this kind of steps and thinking gives hope.” (Hat tip: Avi Kaner)

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Electric Vehicles: We’re #1!

Posted on January 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Electric Vehicles: We’re #1!

We’ve all heard the statistic: There are more Teslas in Westport than anywhere else in the state.

That’s not all we lead in, electric vehicularly speaking.

According to Westport-based EV Club of CT, we top the state in the number of electric vehicles per capita. Weston, Woodbridge, New Canaan and Greenwich fill out the Top 5.

But it’s not just “per capita.” Our town registers the 3rd highest total number of EVs overall. Greenwich and Stamford are 1st and 2nd, respectively; Fairfield and West Hartford follow us.

Electric vehicles lined up by the Staples charging stations (from left): Chevy Bolt, Tesla S, VW, Tesla X, Nissan Leaf,

The club notes that over the past 6 months, registration of all types of electric vehicles has grown by 26%.

Tesla is responsible for 65% of the number — and the Model 3 accounts for 84% of that increase.

Tesla is followed by Hyundai (9%) and Toyota (6%).

For more information, click here for the EV Club’s dashboard. To learn more about the club, click here.

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Mt. Kisco Takes Our Tesla Taxes

Posted on October 16, 2018 | 37 comments

The other day, David Pogue — the tech writer (Yahoo, New York Times, Scientific American), TV correspondent (“CBS News Sunday Morning,” PBS “Nova Science Now”) and author (“Missing Manual” series, “Pogue’s Basics”) — reported a Tesla story.

Pogue is also a devoted Westporter. He decided to localize his piece, exclusively for “06880.” After all, our town is (supposedly) the Tesla capital of Connecticut. He writes:

These days, we’re seeing a lot of Teslas on Westport streets. And no wonder: These electric cars are gorgeous, fast, and unbelievably smart. They’re far better for the environment than internal-combustion cars. You never need gas. There’s no engine and no transmission, so there are no oil changes, tuneups, or emissions checks. You get a total of $10,500 from the state and federal government, in cash and tax credits, to help you buy one.

And in Westport, there are free charging stations all over town — in the sweetest electric-car-only parking spots.

But every time you see a Tesla in Westport, remember that its owner drove to Mount Kisco, New York to get it.

That’s right: You’re not allowed to buy a Tesla in Connecticut.

Robin Tauck’s Tesla license plate sends a message.

Connecticut and 15 other states have an ancient law on the books. It bans a car maker from selling directly to the public, as Tesla stores do.

The law was designed 80 years ago to protect local franchises — the traditional car-dealership model — from having to compete with stores opened by the car makers themselves. Local Ford dealerships, for example, didn’t want Ford to open its own store across the street and run them out of business.

Of course, the law never envisioned a car company, like Tesla, that didn’t use the franchise system. (Why doesn’t Tesla use the normal local-franchise dealership model? It believes that electric cars require more explaining and patience than a traditional dealer would bother with.)

A number of states have recognized the anachronism and overturned the ban—but not Connecticut. Every time the ban comes up for a vote in our state legislature, our legislators continue keeping Tesla out of the state.

That’s a result of lobbying work by CARA (Connecticut Auto Retailers’ Association). “They’ll be the legislators’ best friends,” says Bruce Becker, president of the Electric Vehicle Club of Connecticut. “What some dealers do is, they’ll actually man the campaigns. They’ll have a campaign headquarters in their dealerships. There’s one dealer who’s actually running the campaign for someone who’s running for governor.”

He says that there’s a simple reason why car dealers want to keep Tesla out: because electric cars threaten their profits. Car dealerships make most of their money on service (3 times as much profit as they get from selling cars, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association). And as noted above, electric cars require almost no service.

“You’ve got these entrenched special interests that have really pushed hard, and they seem to be more entrenched every year, because they see the risks to them personally,” Westport state senator Toni Boucher told me. “There’s such an enormous amount of opposition.”

20 Saugatuck Avenue was considered recently as a site for a Tesla service center.

So what’s the result? Connecticut loses jobs, sales, and property tax to surrounding states.

This protectionism will make it difficult to reach Connecticut’s environmental goals (to lower emissions to 45 percent of 2001 levels by 2030).

“This is the unfortunate thing about CT politics: So much energy goes into creating these monopolies and protecting and limiting trade, as opposed to innovating and creating a more efficient economy,” says Becker.

I did a deep dive on this topic in my Yahoo Finance column this week. I interviewed not only Bruce Becker and Toni Boucher, but also Westport’s state representative Jonathan Steinberg; Tesla’s head counsel Todd Maron, and car-dealership lobbyist Jim Fleming, president of the CT Auto Retailers’ Association.

It’s a surprisingly fraught, sensitive, contentious issue, filled with back-room deals and arguments on both sides about what’s best for the consumer.

Meanwhile, next time you see a Tesla driving by, nod in acknowledgment to the trip its owner took to Mount Kisco.

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Dawn Henry’s Cross-Country Ride To Environmental Activism

Posted on May 15, 2018 | 19 comments

Two years ago, Dawn Henry bought a Tesla.

It was not to save the planet. “I just thought it looked cool,” she admits.

The Westporter was a successful marketing executive. She’d spent 12 years working with Diageo. Now she was a sought-after consultant.

Environmental concerns were off her radar. “I vaguely knew about climate change,” she says. “But I wasn’t paying much attention.”

Dawn Henry

She flew to California to pick up the electric car, then drove it home. At nearly every charging station along the way, she chatted with people who were interested in renewable energy.

There were, for example, 2 solar installers from Germany. They talked for 45 minutes. Dawn learned a lot.

Back home, she watched documentaries and read about climate change. She realized that the effects will not be “300 years from now. It’s happening today.”

The 2016 election galvanized her. “What Scott Pruitt is doing to the EPA, the fossil fuel money that’s going into politics — our government is moving backwards,” she says.

She joined national organizations. She went to conferences, and got trained as an advocate.

She lobbied Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, and Congressman Jim Himes. “They’re great on the environment,” she says. “But I realized there’s not a lot that’s going to happen nationally. It’s more on the local level.”

Dawn Henry and her son Charles at the Climate March in Washington, DC, in April 2017.

She took the Climate Reality Project course in Seattle. The brainchild of Al Gore, it was “amazing,” she says. Back home, she made presentations at the United Methodist Church, the Fairfield Senior Center and Fairfield University. Soon, she’ll speak at the Westport Senior Center and Bartlett Arboretum.

Dawn joined the board of the Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Westport’s Green Task Force and the Electric Car Club.

“It’s hands-on. You can see results,” she says of the community organizations. “Energy, waste, water, conservation — they’re all important.”

So how does Dawn assess our town’s awareness of and commitment to environmental concerns?

“We’ve got good history and momentum,” she says. “There’s Net Zero” — the goal is to be fully sustainable by 2050. “The plastic bag ban. And we’re expanding our EV charging stations.”

Dawn Henry presenting at Indivisible’s ICT4 “Evening of Action” at the Unitarian Church last month.

Through her involvement in environmental issues, Dawn says, she has met “so many great people, in Town Hall and around town, I’d never have known.”

But, she notes, she and her fellow activists have “way more ideas and ambitions than we have hands to do them.” She invites anyone interested in helping to contact her (dawn@henrystrategy.com).

If you want, she’ll show you her Tesla.

It is pretty cool.

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Phil Levieff Is In The TecKnow

Posted on February 5, 2018 | 13 comments

Phil Levieff takes his hands off his Tesla’s steering wheel. The self-driving car zooms up Sturges Highway. It avoids an oncoming vehicle. It does not crash into a mailbox on my (passenger) side.

We arrive safely at Levieff’s house. We get out in the driveway. The garage door opens. The car drives itself inside, and parks.

Phil Levieff

We walk around the back. Levieff talks into the air. The back door unlocks. We stroll inside. He commands the lights to go on. Instantly, they do.

Of course, there’s only so much that technology can do. Levieff has to light the logs in his fireplace himself.

But that’s about it. Levieff is an early adopter. His car and home are as cutting-edge as 2018 gets.

The house includes 177 connected devices, operating in 24 zones. His voice controls lights, locks, thermostats, TVs, music, security cameras, alarms, blinds, fans, garage doors, solar storage and irrigation.

But Levieff’s home is not just a one-off. His business —  TecKnow — works with leading tech companies to “build the home infrastructure of the future.” It’s an attic-to-basement, indoor-and-out service that customizes and integrates the best home automation technology for individual homeowners.

They design, install and program your “smart home ecosystem.”

And — this is key — they teach you how to use it.

Nearly everything in Phil Levieff’s living room — in fact, the entire house, inside and out — is interconnected, and voice-activated.

Think about how many features of your smartphone you don’t use — either because you have no idea they exist, or you can’t figure them out.

Now multiply that by an entire house: TVs, music, kitchen, HVAC. You may not understand it all.

But Levieff does.

A Tesla battery in the basement runs Phil Levieff’s entire house.

The 1988 Staples High School graduate has been a tech geek since his days  building the first networked gaming PCs. He spent 23 years working for Automatic Data Processing (ADP), leading sales, marketing and strategy teams.

Now he’s struck out on his own. All he has is an Apple Watch, Apple TV remote, iPhone, iPad, Mac, and a Dick Tracy-like, intriguingly technologically advanced home on the Westport-Fairfield border, where he lives and utters voice commands with his wife and 2 kids.

Well, okay. He’s also got a great logo. It suggests the power of a voice, a Wifi geofence and the sun to efficiently run a home.

And Levieff has clients, both for new construction and retrofits. He’s turned Robin Tauck’s new Old Mill home into a smart marvel. He’s working with other homeowners in the area, and Massachusetts. Oh, yeah: Ralph Lauren too.

Levieff has spent the past few months offering demos to builders, architects, brokers, developers and skilled workers.

“A lot of people have tried and failed in smart home technology,” he says.

He is adamant he won’t be one of those.

After all, when it comes to home ecosystems, Phil Levieff has the “tech know.”

TecKnow ties together every element of a smart house.

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Breaking News: Tesla Withdraws Saugatuck Application

Posted on June 30, 2017 | 17 comments

In a 2-sentence letter, Tesla has abandoned its quest to build a vehicle service center on Saugatuck Avenue.

Mel Barr — the electric vehicle manufacturer’s land-use consultant in Westport — wrote to Planning & Zoning director Mary Young:

In view of the public testimony, submitted protest petition and Commission concerns expressed at the Public Hearing on June 15, 2017, the Applicant has decided to WITHDRAW the above referenced application [#17-024]. Please REMOVE this continued item from the July 6th, 2017 Planning & Zoning Commission Agenda.

Public protest at the public hearing, and on “06880,” against Tesla’s plan was strong earlier this month. Reasons included traffic, noise, and the possibility that the service center could become a dealership sometime down the road.

But the comments section of “06880” was also filled with proponents. They touted Tesla’s plan as a strong, low-intensity use of the property, and an asset to Westport’s economy and environmental commitment.

20 Saugatuck Avenue — the site where Tesla hoped to build a service facility.

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NIMBY Or Not?

Posted on May 11, 2017 | 68 comments

An email — asking recipients to circulate a petition opposing the proposed Tesla service center and/or dealership on Saugatuck Avenue — is making its way around town.

Click here for background info, provided in the email’s link to a website called SaveSaugatuck.org.

20 Saugatuck Avenue — site of the proposed Tesla facility.

The email itself says:

If you don’t live in Saugatuck, you may not have heard – but Tesla has proposed to open a dealership/service center/charging station in the vacant space at 20 Saugatuck Ave – they are looking to change zoning to do so.

Reaching out to see if you’d be willing to sign and help gather some signatures from your neighbors/friends for a petition to help prevent Tesla from changing the zoning in a way that would allow them to open a dealership right in the middle of the neighborhood. The zoning board votes on the proposal May 18th – so we need as many signatures by then as possible.

Wouldn’t want to presume we all feel the same way about this but think it would be bad for the neighborhood to have a busy dealership creating traffic on Saugatuck Avenue, an already congested area. There is also concern around cars being test-driven on local streets like Sunrise and Treadwell, as we love how walkable the neighborhood is and feel like it’ll be a safety concern having people driving cars they’re unfamiliar with on our streets–especially ones that go from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds.

We’d love to have a Tesla dealership in town, just up on the Post Rd where the other dealers are, just not in Saugatuck.

Without taking a position one way or the other on Tesla’s Saugatuck proposal, here’s my question:

What do residents of Greens Farms — where potential Maserati owners test drive those vehicles, often going 0 to 60 in 3 seconds — think?

Taking a Maserati out for a test drive.

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