Greenwich Appoints New Community Development / Grant Administrator

GREENWICH, CT — The town has appointed William Tyler Fairbairn, who goes by Tyler, as its new Community Development / Grant Administrator, Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei announced Monday.

Fairbairn assumed the position of Community Development / Grant Administrator yesterday, July 31, and was selected following an extensive search from a pool of more than two dozen applicants.

During the last five years prior to coming to Greenwich, Fairbairn managed Community Development Block Grant and other U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Planning and Development programs for the cities of Bridgeport and Meriden.

In Greenwich, he is responsible for the administration of more than $760,000 in Community Development Block Grant allocations to a variety of community organizations "that provide valued services to those most vulnerable residents of our community," according to Tesei.

Fairbairn, a Norwalk resident, also has served on the Board of the Connecticut Community Development Association since 2013, and as its Vice President since 2014. He also serves on the Region 1 Board of the National Community Development Association.

A public hearing for the final funding recommendations for the 2018 Community Development Block Grant Program Year is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, August 7, in the Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room, 101 Field Point Road.

Photo: Community Development / Grant Administrator for the Town of Greenwich Tyler Fairbairn. Photo credit: Contributed