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Gail Wall
Norwalk Democratic Town Chair Gail Wall has a well-established background in serving the citizens of Norwalk. Through various positions she holds, Gail has demonstrated effective leadership and has worked successfully to bring recognition and results to the city and to north Norwalk neighborhoods. Gail was elected President of the Norwalk Historical Society in 2003 and was appointed to the Norwalk Historical Commission in 2004. She currently serves as Vice chairman of the Historical Commission. During her tenure as an officer of the Norwalk Historical Society she has worked tirelessly to raise awareness and preserve our city's long and proud history which stretches back to the 17th century. She has overseen successful membership drives, museum acquisitions, organized and produced award winning historical exhibitions as well as secured various grants and raised funds for Norwalk's educational historic programs. She is also docent teacher and Chair of the Norwalk Historical Society's "Little Red School House" 3rd grade school program. Gail was appointed to the Cranbury Neighborhood Task Force and charged with reviewing the impact of Westport/Norwalk development proposals and making recommendations which best-serve the area residents. She was also instrumental in representing north Norwalk neighborhood concerns regarding Norwalk's Master Plan for the Cranbury area. She was also appointed to the Fodor Farm Historic District Study Committee to study the establishment of Fodor Farm as Norwalk's first local historic district. Gail is also Vice president of the Norwalk Preservation Trust and is dedicated to preserving Norwalk's historical architecture through creative re-purpose of historic building stock for modern living and working conditions of a progressive city. For example the historically significant building at 5 Elmcrest Terrace was scheduled for demolition to build a surface parking lot. Gail was instrumental in saving Elmcrest Terrace which has now been restored and provides reasonable housing opportunities for the hospital neighborhood. Gail is a strong advocate of open space and helped to develop and co-founded the "Save Cranbury Association" which is dedicated to preserving Lucille Lortel's White Barn Theatre property while preserving the historic environmental landscape and rural quality of the Cranbury neighborhood. Gail originally hails from New Orleans, Louisiana where she was employed as design consultant for the rehabilitation of the New Orleans historical warehouse district during the World’s Fair and has extensive commercial and residential design experience. She and her husband, John, own the Aaron Olmstead House c1868 in Norwalk. Phone: (203) 847-4027 Email: Send Message |
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