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March 13, 2025

CT city appoints new economic development chief

City of Norwalk Jay Habansky
By Michael Juliano

Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling has appointed Jay Habansky as the city’s new chief of economic and community development, replacing Jessica Vonashek, who stepped down in September 2024.

“Jay brings expertise in planning and zoning, community outreach, and urban design and development,” said Rilling, who recently announced that he will not seek a seventh two-year term as the city’s top elected official.

Habansky joins the city of Norwalk after working as the planning and zoning director for the town of Stratford. Before working in Stratford, he was a city planner for the city of Bridgeport, 

Habansky is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Arizona’s College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture Master of Real Estate Development Program.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and holds a master’s degree in
urban and regional planning from the University of Florida, in addition to a bachelor’s degree in
sociology from St. Lawrence University. 

“I look forward to collaborating with residents, community leaders and the business community to continue leveraging the amazing momentum the city has worked so hard to generate,” Habansky said.
 

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