5 Things To Know In Danbury: Fall Leaf Pickup Starts, Housing Authority Payment Deal And More

DANBURY, CT — The city's fall leaf pickup starts Monday south of Interstate 84, a City Council committee reviews a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the Danbury Housing Authority, and the Eversource detour on Gregory Street is set to run through Nov. 2.

Here are five things to know about life around Danbury this week:

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1. Fall Leaf Pickup Starts South Of I-84
When: Section A (06810) the week of Monday, Oct. 26; Section B (06811) the week of Nov. 2; bags out Sunday evenings
Where: Curbside citywide; questions to CityLine 311, 155 Deer Hill Ave.
What to know: The city's free six-week leaf pickup starts Monday and runs through Dec. 4, alternating weekly between Section A, south of Interstate 84 (06810), and Section B, north of I-84 (06811), according to the city. Put leaves at the curb Sunday evening in paper leaf bags with no tape; plastic bags, grass, rocks, dirt, garbage, brush and stumps won't be taken. Branches are picked up separately and must be cut to 4 feet or shorter, no more than 4 inches thick and tied with twine in bundles under 35 pounds. Ferris Mulch also takes leaf bags and yard debris free for Danbury residents.
More information here.

2. Council Committee Reviews Housing Authority Payment Deal
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Room 3C, third floor, City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Ave.
What to know: A City Council ad hoc committee will review a proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury, according to the meeting notice. Under the draft agreement in the council's Oct. 6 packet, the authority, whose low-income public housing is exempt from property taxes under state law, would pay the city 10% of the shelter rent collected at each property, or a higher percentage if state law raises it, subject to any statutory cap. Payments would be made in two installments a year, timed to the city's tax due dates.
More information here.

3. Gregory Street Detour Runs Through Nov. 2
When: Through Monday, Nov. 2
Where: Gregory Street between Hilltop Manor and Fairmount Drive, map
What to know: Eversource's underground transmission cable work keeps Gregory Street between Hilltop Manor and Fairmount Drive on a detour through Nov. 2, according to the city. Local traffic follows Fairmount Drive and Hilltop Manor; southbound through traffic is routed via Franklin Street Extension, Filmore Avenue and Westville Avenue Extension, and northbound traffic the reverse. Crews may work outside normal hours or on a Sunday because of weather.
More information here.

4. Zoning Commission Meets On Zoom
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom; the commission is based at City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Ave.
What to know: The Zoning Commission meets on Zoom, according to the city calendar; its agenda will include links to join the meeting or watch it live on YouTube. The agenda had not been posted as of Thursday, Oct. 22.
More information here.

5. Environmental Impact Commission Meets
When: Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Where: Room 3C, City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Ave.
What to know: The Environmental Impact Commission meets at City Hall, according to the city calendar. The agenda had not been posted as of Thursday, Oct. 22.
More information here.