Heritage Village

My parents, and now my mother, have lived in the village for over 25 years and it was the best choice they could have made. There is a rich selection of activities and facilities: pools, tennis courts, theater group, woodworking barn, community gardens, and countless clubs and events. It is safe and beautiful, and the units are affordable. It is very well managed, and there has not been a single special assessment ever.

I bought a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo here in 2011 for 65,000! Having lived in Greenwich & Norwalk- I was thrilled to find a condo community with a wide variety of clubs and amenities. Heritage Village is a wonderful community for active seniors who enjoy a variety of social events. I have met lots of friendly residents playing tennis, pickleball, badminton, ice skating, swimming, hiking & village trips. The HOA fees are a little high - but my property taxes are low. I am single and safety is a high priority for me- I feel very safe living in the village. This is not a place for seniors who require assisted living or have mobility issues. I need my car to participate in all the activities I choose to do. I live in a 4 plex and feel fortunate to have wonderful neighbors. I am still considering a move to Florida- CT taxes may lead me in that direction.

Fairly nice place. As it was built some clusters went up over here, some over there and later spaces in between were filled in. They were numbered along the way resulting in numbers shifting wildly. Some make sense but turn the corner numbers change from 55 to 660! 500's are probably broken up the worst all over the place! So visitors can't find where they are going because there was no grand vision of organization and order in the 1960's start. Roads are extremely narrow and parking well below adequate. This might be Heritage Village's biggest turn off. You may have a dozen unit with one car garage each then only 4 or 5 spaces available. Residents with second vehicles, home companions, friends & family, the plumber, carpet cleaner, garbageman, all compete for these few coveted spots! Snow removal is a problem- no where to put the snow! Any decent winter and they have to truck it away NYC style because of the lack of generous expansive lots. But it looks good 3 out of 4 seasons! Was built for FL but in CT. The crews do a pretty good job staying on top of it and do not skimp applying sand and salt generously to make avoiding slips and falls as much as humanly possible. I was a kid in the 70's and a teen in the 80's. I remember seniors- my grandparents, neighbors, from church, friends at school their grandparents or neighbors...these people are not them!!! I see things today in Heritage Village I never saw seniors doing then; driving FAST, not yielding right of way, incomplete stopping at signs, passing, cutting off, these are not the people who retired during the Vietnam War! These people are different, most especially the women! They are seniors in name only and do not live an out of date backwards kind of lifestyle. They drive Hondas and Toyotas and Subarus for crying out loud!

Worst snow removal ever this year Too much sand This past store February 22 was more than enough room to push snow back and plow properly Too many mistakes But Common Charges go up to frequently Board only makes votes and decisions not owners for all areas haven't seen anything done freely yet been here three years