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2026-04-16 RTM Budget Hearings Were Held April 6–8 as $402.9 Million Proposal Moves to Final Stage Fairfield’s Representative Town Meeting held budget hearings on April 6, 7, and 8, 2026, marking the final major public step before the RTM votes on the proposed fiscal year 2026–27
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Fairfield’s Town Plan and Zoning Commission is considering where to draw a new conservation and traffic mitigation district authorized under Connecticut’s 2025 housing law, November Special Session Public Act 25-1, commonly known as HB 8002. A preliminary map has been presented based on staff work and commissioner input,
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Fairfield is moving ahead with a school-zone speed-camera program under Connecticut’s automated traffic-enforcement law. The town’s plan received CTDOT approval in December 2025, and local police said this week that installation is underway, with activation possible as early as May or June. Once the cameras go live, the
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Fairfield’s Board of Finance closed its FY2027 budget process on March 31, 2026, with a unanimous 9–0 vote, advancing a revised spending plan that lowers the projected tax increase while maintaining current service levels. The board reduced the expected tax levy increase from 4.28% to 2.30%
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Fairfield’s Board of Finance voted on March 31, 2026 to advance a recommended FY2027 budget to the Representative Town Meeting, completing its formal review and establishing the spending framework for final legislative action. The vote followed a month-long hearing schedule, including meetings on March 5, 10, 12, 16, 19,
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A session-to-date look at how Fairfield’s state lawmakers shaped legislation in Hartford. INTRODUCTION Fairfield’s state lawmakers have taken different roles in Hartford this session, which is scheduled to adjourn on May 6, 2026. As the legislature moves from committee work toward floor votes, activity has begun to separate
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Saturday’s events marked the third coordinated round of demonstrations in Fairfield County since June 2025, with Westport again drawing the largest crowd. WESTPORT / FAIRFIELD — A third round of “No Kings” protests took place Saturday, March 28, in Fairfield County, with demonstrators gathering at Ash Creek Bridge in Fairfield and
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State Sen. Tony Hwang, a Fairfield Republican who has represented the 28th District since 2015, said Monday that he will not seek reelection. The announcement will bring to a close a legislative career that began with his 2008 election to the state House; Hwang told News 12 he will serve
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Board of Finance heads into final deliberations before March 31 vote on $403M FY2027 budget 2026-03-26 Fairfield’s FY2027 budget process is entering its final decision phase as the Board of Finance prepares for deliberations on March 30, 2026, followed by a scheduled vote on March 31, 2026. The Board
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2026-03-19 The Fairfield Civic Roundup summarizes the most important local government and policy developments affecting Fairfield residents. Board of Finance holds March 10 and March 16 budget hearings, with final vote set for March 31 Fairfield’s FY2027 budget review advanced through its formal hearing phase as the Board of
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HARTFORD — A state zoning bill that would sharply limit Fairfield’s ability to enforce several core residential land-use rules has cleared the Connecticut General Assembly’s Housing Committee and now awaits potential action by the full legislature before the session ends May 6. Senate Bill 151 — titled “An Act Prohibiting
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Selectpersons approve $403M FY2027 budget proposal, advancing it to Board of Finance review Fairfield’s FY2027 municipal budget moved into the next phase of the town’s annual fiscal process after the Board of Selectpersons approved a proposed $403 million spending plan in early March. The vote advances the proposal