MRWC Announces Three Fairfield Cleanups Written by Mill River Wetland Committee
Fairfield, CT - Mill River Wetland Committee (MRWC) announces 3 Fairfield cleanups as part of their 2021 celebration of Earth Month. MRWC and Action Waste have partnered with organizations across the spectrum of Fairfield’s environmental advocacy groups to offer opportunities for citizens of all ages to combat plastic litter, including the increased use of personal protective equipment (PPE) like masks, wipes, and gloves to combat Covid-19.
Event co-sponsors Fairfielders Protecting Land and Neighborhoods (FairPLAN), Leaders for Environmental Action at Fairfield University (LEAF), Sustainable Fairfield Students (SFS), and Sustainable Youth Connecticut (SYCT) each represent environmental action-oriented citizens within our community. By combining forces, they hope to amplify the impact of these cleanups while raising awareness about the volume of plastic waste and the hazards it poses to the
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Architect David Parker shows a rendering of recommended changes to the development planned for 4185 Black Rock Turnpike. (Town of Fairfield)
FAIRFIELD, CT Fairfield residents recently spoke out against a nearly 100-unit affordable housing development planned for Black Rock Turnpike, citing concerns about the project s size and potential effect on traffic, flooding and the character of the surrounding area. They have proposed a building that is too big, it s in the wrong location, and it will create dangerous traffic conditions, said Gordon MacKenzie, a resident of the Greenfield Hunt condos, which neighbor the 2.3-acre property located at 4185 Black Rock Turnpike, just off the Merritt Parkway.