Public Meeting To Be Held On Proposed New Sidewalks In Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — A public town meeting will be held on Aug. 14 to discuss the $681,900 grant that was awarded to the town from the Connecticut Department of Transportation through its Community Connectivity Grant Program, according to officials.

“Join members of the Engineering Department, Engineering Manager Bill Hurley and First Selectman Bill Gerber to discuss plans for proposed replaced/new sidewalks in the McKinley Elementary School neighborhood,” according to an email from First Selectman Bill Gerber.

The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the McKinley Elementary School's APR/Gym.

“The grant funds are designated to replace and repair existing sidewalks and install new sidewalks in the McKinley School area,” the email states. “The goal is to create a safe walking path to McKinley as well as to encourage fitness and provide safer walking paths to the Tunxis Hill Bus Shelter. This grant will provide sidewalks for the following streets: Cardinal Street, Lenox Street, Thompson Street, Knapps Highway (East and West sides), Pope Street, and the Tunxis Hill Bus Shelter. An additional grant request is being made for funding to include more streets in the area.”