The What: This Week in Southwest Connecticut
The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of January 16.
Tuesday, January 16
Happy Tuesday! The past week brought multiple weather-related challenges to southwest Connecticut —from high tide flooding to torrential rain and even some snow. We highlighted the effects of the three latest storms, including coastal flooding in areas like Water Street in Norwalk and Fairfield Beach Road in Fairfield—and looked ahead for forecasts for the season.
Learn more about weather patterns in our area or check out our video.
ICYMI: We added to our All Aboard series—a look in and around the Stamford Train Station. Check out that piece if you haven’t or watch our video.
Let’s see what’s happening this week.
Stamford
The Parks and Recreation Commission will meet on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. and hear a presentation from Senior Planner Erin McKenna on the work the city is doing related to trees, including an update on grants for planting and maintaining trees and how the planned mapping of trees is going. Learn more about the importance of trees to southwest Connecticut.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: Appointments Committee at 6:30 p.m. | Police Commission at 5 p.m. | Harbor Management Commission at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Land Use & Urban Redevelopment Committee at 7 p.m. | State & Commerce Committee at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: Environmental Protection Board at 7:30 p.m.
Norwalk
On Tuesday, January 16, the Ordinance Committee of the Common Council will meet at 7 p.m. The committee will discuss and vote on updates to the city’s blight prevention ordinance as well as on a commission that will be tasked with redistricting the city’s five Council districts.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: Fire Commission at 3 p.m. | Water Pollution Control Authority at 5:30 p.m. | Board of Education at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Affordable Housing Action Plan Advisory Committee at 1 p.m. | Planning & Zoning Commission at 6 p.m. | Community Services Committee of the Common Council at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: Zoning Board of Appeals at 7 p.m.
- Friday, January 19: Planning & Zoning Commission Special Meeting at 9 a.m.
Fairfield
The Flood and Erosion Control Board will meet on Tuesday, January 16 at 7 p.m. and discuss the town’s new 2024 “Master Flood Mitigation and Resilience Plan” as well as updates on the plans at Penfield Pavilion. Learn more about the history of the pavilion.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: Harbor Management Commission at 4:30 p.m. | Fairfield Arts Commission at 6 p.m. | Land Acquisition Commission at 6 p.m. | Board of Education at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Fairfield CARES Community Coalition at 8:30 a.m. | Board of Education Facilities Committee at 9:30 a.m. | Parks & Recreation Commission at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: Bike & Pedestrian Committee at 6 p.m.
Greenwich
There will be a Central Middle School Community Engagement Forum on Wednesday, January 17 at 7 p.m. where members of the public are invited to hear from the project team working on the school construction project and see the building and campus design.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: First Selectman's Diversity Advisory Committee at 12 p.m. | Finance Committee Special Meeting at 7:15 p.m. | Representative Town Meeting at 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Board of Human Services at 7 p.m. | Central Middle School Building Committee at 8 a.m. | Citizens Police Advisory Committee at 7 p.m. | Greenwich High School Vestibule Committee at 8 a.m. | Harbor Management Commission at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: FS Sustainability Committee at 11 a.m. | Nathaniel Witherell Board Finance Committee at 9 a.m.
- Friday, January 19: Julian Curtiss School Building Committee at 7:45 a.m.
Darien
The Board of Finance will meet on Tuesday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m. to review and vote on a request to spend $30,000 on station platform shelters at the Darien train station.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: Planning and Zoning Commission at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Commission on Aging at 9 a.m.| Mental Health Task Force at 10 a.m. | Great Island Advisory Committee at 6 p.m. | Parks & Recreation Commission at 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: Police Commission at 4 p.m.
Westport
Meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, January 16: Selectman's Maintenance Study Committee at 8 a.m.
- Wednesday, January 17: Board of Education Policy Committee at 11 a.m. | Conservation Commission at 7 p.m. | Library Board of Trustees at 7 p.m. | Parks & Recreation Commission at 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, January 18: Commission on People with Disabilities at 9 a.m. | Tree Board at 4:30 p.m. | Board of Education at 7 p.m.
Please note: All of these agendas and information here are current as of Sunday night. Meeting times and agendas may get adjusted throughout the week.
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Have a great week,
Kelly Prinz
Founder, Reporter at Coastal Connecticut Times
