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The What: Water in the Long Island Sound, Unquowa Road Project in Fairfield, and more

The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of June 30.

The What: Water in the Long Island Sound, Unquowa Road Project in Fairfield, and more
Happy last day of June! (Photo by Kelly Prinz)

Monday, June 30 

Happy Monday and happy early Fourth of July. It’s a light week for meetings around the region due to the holiday, so we have a light issue of this week’s newsletter. We’ll be back with a full one next week. Have a great holiday!

Highlights 

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

  • Ahead of the holiday weekend, check out beach grades for the water quality in the Long Island Sound in our region.
  • In Norwalk, there will be a Special Meeting of the Common Council on Tuesday, July 1 to review the proposed charter revisions.
  • In Fairfield, the Town Plan and Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 1 and review a potential settlement agreement between the town and the owners of 15 Unquowa Road. The proposed agreement would reduce the number of units in the proposed development from 63 to 50, reduce the height from 66 to 56, and add a commercial component, with 2,250 square feet of commercial space. 

Spotlight

This section features our main reporting each week.

Ahead of the holiday weekend, check out beach grades for the water quality in the Long Island Sound in our region.

Of the 26 beaches in our region, 17 received an A or B grade for their water in 2024, including four beaches that had A+ grades—Seabright Beach in Bridgeport and three beaches in Norwalk: Calf Pasture, Bell Island, and Rowayton. More than 10 beaches saw their water quality improve from 2023 to 2024, according to the 2025 Long Island Sound Beach Report from Save the Sound, an environmental advocacy group.

Read more about the beach grades and see how water quality is monitored in the Long Island Sound. 

This Week at a Glance

This section aims to highlight the most important meetings and news taking place each week.

  • In Stamford, the city has launched a “Reimagine Bedford Street” project that aims to be “community-driven visioning process to shape the future of Bedford Street between Broad Street and Forest Street.” Residents are invited to share their feedback online. 
  • In Norwalk, the Public Works Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. to review proposed fee changes from the Department of Public Works included an increased fee for solid waste disposal and establishing a fee for extra 65-gal garbage bins.
  • Also, in Norwalk, there will be a Special Meeting of the Common Council on Tuesday, July 1 at 5:45 p.m. to review the proposed charter revisions.
  • In Fairfield, the Town Plan and Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m. and review a potential settlement agreement between the town and the owners of 15 Unquowa Road. The proposed agreement would reduce the number of units in the proposed development from 63 to 50, reduce the height from 66 to 56, and add a commercial component, with 2,250 square feet of commercial space. 
  • In Greenwich, the Planning & Zoning Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 1 at 4 p.m. to review the plans from Greenwich Hospital to accommodate their proposal to create a Smilow Cancer Center. 

Plan Your Week

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

Bridgeport

Stamford

Norwalk

Fairfield

Greenwich

Darien

Westport

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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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