Representative Town Meeting (Informational Meeting) - 10/19/2026

Fairfield Representative Town Meeting informational meeting, October 19, 2026: Members reviewed housing, public-safety technology, a grant, and multiple capital-project and bonding items. The town requested authorization for a long-term ground lease with Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County to develop up to four affordable homes at 254 Greenfield Street; the property purchase was already completed with ARPA funds, with no additional town funding planned for development. A possible town repurchase of 377 Quincy Street for up to $35,000 was also discussed, including a potential eligible buyer and use of the Housing Trust Fund. Registrars presented a $42,760.46 Secretary of the State early-voting grant for election-related expenses. No procurement awards or spending votes are identified in the transcript.

Capital projects discussed included flood-mitigation work, municipal-building and police-department renovations, fire and marina improvements, school safety and HVAC work, athletic fields, and an adaptive recreation center/Miracle Field. The adaptive recreation project was out to bid, with the town’s anticipated bonding share stated as $3.768 million; the police renovations had also gone to bid, but no award or contract had been made. A $375,000 allocation from previously bonded Holland Hill funds was proposed for additional Ward High School drainage work. The Ward HVAC project estimate was described as $47.5 million after adjustments. Police Chief Mike Paris detailed Fairfield’s five-year Axon agreement, entered January 15, 2026, for department technology including ALPR; the meeting’s ALPR item concerned forming an ordinance-drafting committee, with a vote planned for the following week. A committee to consider a dedicated public-art fund was also discussed. These were informational discussions, not approvals of the proposed committees or contracts.