Authored for the Town by the Fairfield Clean Energy Task Force, with input from Town officials and other stakeholders, the Plan captures for the first time current, as well as planned actions, for enhancing Fairfield’s sustainability across 10 areas: air, the built environment, education and outreach, energy, financial management, food, the natural environment, transportation, waste management, and water.
First Selectman Tetreau stated, “In recent years, the Town, with the support of citizen volunteers, has launched numerous sustainability initiatives focusing on good stewardship of Fairfield’s natural and built settings, renewable energy and environmentally-friendly transportation, water quality and waste management, and many other areas. Along with the environmental benefits, these efforts are also yielding significant savings to our Town.”
The Plan describes both short- and long-term goals in each of the focus areas, and also shows how Fairfield’s residents can join the ongoing efforts to improve community sustainability. “We hope residents will review our Plan closely, let us know how to make it even stronger and more complete, and lend their active support to the cause of making Fairfield more healthful and sustainable for current and future generations,” said Scott Thompson, CETF Chairman.
In addition to offering comments by e-mail, residents can attend one of two upcoming public forums on the Sustainability Plan:
Saturday, January 27, 10:30 am, Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road
Thursday, February 1, 7:00 pm, Fairfield Warde High School Library Media Center, 755 Melville Ave