Businessman Noel Roy, who bought the building, is willing to talk to the city about a lot or a parking garage. It s an idea that s been on city wish lists and drawing boards for nearly five years. Shoppers and operators of downtown businesses have waited for a long time to see an easing of the parking situation. The new structure will be taller and wider beneath the railroad tracks. Each student had a personal story to tell about their own experience or observation.
Some don t smoke and have begged parents to stop.
Others were teen-agers who tried smoking but chose healthy behavior instead. Most of the students said there s no problem acquiring smokes. And it s hard, they said, to see their friends hooked on tobacco at an early age. The property, located on Crosby Street in Danbury, is owned by the Nolan family and provided affordable housing for 50 tenants some of them children, some of them elderly, some of them with disabilities. After many calls, and many refusals, Nolan got the answer he wanted from the state Department of Economic and Community Development and the state Department of Social Services.