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The What: Washington Boulevard Improvements in Stamford; Norwalk Workforce Reductions; New Plans in Westport; and more

The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of July 6.

The What: Washington Boulevard Improvements in Stamford; Norwalk Workforce Reductions; New Plans in Westport; and more
Hope you all made it through the heat—and the storms!—this past weekend. (Photo by Kelly Prinz)

Monday, July 6

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a great July 4th holiday and got to spend time with family and friends. We definitely did! This is a slightly abridged newsletter this week, focused mostly on upcoming meetings as it’s a relatively busy week for July. We’ll have new reporting next week. 

Highlights 

This section gives a brief overview of the key items in the newsletter.

  • ICYMI—if you’re back commuting today, your Metro North ticket price is more expensive.
  • In Stamford, the Board of Finance will review a $400,000 contract with Stantec Consulting to design pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements for Washington Boulevard, one of the deadliest roads in the region.
  • In Norwalk, the city administration will give a presentation outlining recent workforce reductions that were made at the Board of Estimate & Taxation meeting.
  • In Westport, the Planning & Zoning Commission will get a look at proposed plans for 606 Riverside Avenue that call for bringing 165 units to the site, which was a part of the failed Hamlet plans.

Spotlight

This section features our main reporting each week.

ICYMI: Metro North commuters are now seeing higher ticket prices, which began on July 1. 

“These fare increases will help maintain existing rail service levels by keeping the same number of trains on the schedule for our customers,” Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said in a statement.

Our article includes a table breaking down all the fare increases for our region, or you can watch our video to learn more about the hikes.

This Week at a Glance

This section includes a list of meetings, events, and programming happening around southwest Connecticut each week.

Bridgeport

Featured Meetings: The Board of Education will meet primarily in executive session on Monday, July 6 at 6 p.m. to discuss and “potentially take action” related to the “employment, performance, or evaluation of Royce Avery,” the district’s interim superintendent. On Tuesday, July 7, the Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet at 6 p.m. and review the proposed resolution that would place a temporary moratorium on new smoke shops in the city.

Stamford

Featured Meetings: The Board of Finance will review a $400,000 contract with Stantec Consulting to design pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements for Washington Boulevard, one of the deadliest roads in the region among other items at its meeting on Thursday, July 9. On Monday, July 6, the Board of Representatives will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. and review multiple items including a grant to cover the cost of a police officer assigned to the Behavioral Health Unit. 

Norwalk

Featured Meetings: The Board of Estimate & Taxation will meet on Monday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m. and receive a presentation on the city’s “workforce restructuring” which occurred following this year’s budget process. In addition, on Monday, July 6, the Economic and Community Development Committee has a busy agenda for its meeting at 7 p.m. including voting on recommending that council adopt the Strategic Harbor Study, receiving a presentation on development updates, and advancing agreements to allow the city to access funding for the second phase of the Wall Street Corridor Improvement Project. 

Fairfield

Featured Meeting: The Board of Finance Budget Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. to review and discuss the overall budget process and any potential improvements to it.

  • Tuesday, July 7: Dwight School Building Committee at 2 p.m. | Sustainable Fairfield at 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, July 8: Fairfield County Regional Dispatch Center Control Board at 1 p.m. | Board of Selectpersons at 4 p.m. | Police Commission at 4:30 p.m. | Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority at 6:30 p.m. | Board of Finance Budget Committee at 7 p.m. 
  • Thursday, July 9: Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee at 6:30 p.m. | Fire Commission at 7 p.m. 
  • Friday, July 10: Board of Education Facilities Committee at 9:30 a.m. 

Greenwich

Featured Meeting: The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 7 at 4 p.m. and review a request from the town to establish two “Conservation and Traffic Mitigation Districts,” which allow a town to require limited on-site parking in a certain area, even though the state removed parking minimums for residential units of 16 units or less.  

Darien

Featured Meeting: The Planning & Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 7 at 7 p.m. to review the 10-year master plan (called the Plan of Conservation and Development) and a request from the Episcopal Church in Connecticut to subdivide its property on Mansfield Avenue.

  • Tuesday, July 7: Sewer Commission at 4:30 p.m. | Planning & Zoning Commission at 7 p.m. 
  • Wednesday, July 8: Beautification Commission at 9 a.m. | Advisory Committee on Sustainability at 12:15 p.m.
  • Thursday, July 9: Advisory Sidewalk Committee at 9:30 a.m. | Advisory Conservation Committee at 7 p.m.

Westport

Featured Meeting: The Planning & Zoning Commission will get a look at proposed plans for 606 Riverside Avenue that call for bringing 165 units to the site, which was a part of the failed Hamlet plans at its meeting on Monday, July 6 at 6 p.m. 

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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.

Have a great week,

Kelly Prinz

Founder, Reporter at Coastal Connecticut Times

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