Way Cleared for Sprucing Up Bay Street

The Westport Board of Selectmen today approved modifications to curbs on Bay Street that will allow the owner of a private parking lot adjacent to his co-owned 180 Post Road East (rear building) to install trees and plantings at the lot’s edge. Salvatore Campofranco, owner of Wilton-based Luzern Associates LLC, which purchased the properties last August for $11 million (see WestportNow Aug.30, 2013), agreed as part of the approval to maintain the newly planted trees. Board members also urged Campofranco to extend the tree plantings along the edge of the adjacent town-owned parking lot. He said he would consider it if other neighboring property owners shared the cost. The applicant will appear before the Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night for additional approvals. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com