Great Island Town of Darien Visioning Plan

Town Now Officially Owns the 60-Acre Great Island Shorefront Parcel, Pays $85 Million

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Darien town officials on Tuesday announced the purchase of the 60-plus-acre Great Island property on the shore of Long Island Sound, with a “final amended agreement” on Monday, March 6. “Great Island is a pristine landscape with approximately one and a half miles of coastline in an environmentally sensitive cove on Long Island Sound,” First Selectman Monica McNally said in a news release. “With this purchase, we have prioritized the conservation of this magnificent property, saving it forever from intensive development,” McNally said. “We have added significant open space for Darien, which is needed more and more as our town enters a new development phase.” McNally continued, “Great Island is a Great Investment for Darien.