Community Corner

Ridgefield Residents Voice Concerns Over Self-Storage Facility

A handful of residents expressed their concerns over a planned self-storage facility​ at 800 Ethan Allen Highway.

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A handful of residents expressed their concerns over a planned self-storage facility at 800 Ethan Allen Highway, off the east side of Route 7, at a public hearing on Tuesday, the Ridgefield Press is reporting.

Three residents expressed concerns over truck traffic during construction, the building's architectural aesthetics, and the ecological effect upon nearby Little Pond a local aquifer.

The hours for the storage facility, once completed, call for it to be accessible to renters seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The forum was given at a combined hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands Board and Aquifer Protection Agency, and is set to be continued on July 30.

For more, see the Ridgefield Press.