Who decides what a neighborhood needs? Stamford residents and developer clash over West Side s future
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Cynthia Bowser leads a group of concerned residents and neighborhood advocates through the neighborhood at Rose Ave, Stillwater Avee and Richmond Hill Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Stamford, Conn. A proposed development on West Main Street and how it would add 80 units to the community. Residents want no more than 40.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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State Representative David Michel joins Cynthia Bowser as she leads a group of concerned residents and Neighborhood advocates through the neighborhood at Rose Ave, Stillwater Avee and Richmond Hill Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Stamford, Conn. A proposed development on West Main Street and how it would add 80 units to the community. Residents want no more than 40.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Developers say it s perfect spot for affordable housing. Neighbors say build your units elsewhere.
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A proposal has been submitted for deeply affordable housing at 1114 Hope St. in the Springdale section of Stamford, Conn., photographed here on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Area residents have argued that the development would be too dense, contain too many units, and exacerbate parking concerns in the neighborhood. The propsal would demolish the concrete structure at 1114 Hope St. to make way for an apartment complex while preserving the church next door and converting it into apartments.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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A proposal has been submitted for deeply affordable housing at 1114 Hope St. in the Springdale section of Stamford, Conn., photographed here on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Area residents have argued that the development would be too dense, contain too many units, and exacerbate parking concerns in the neighbo