Al Lima, the city's director of planning and economic development, tells GlobeSt.com that Fairfield's project did not arouse the controversy other large housing projects did mainly because of its location which is relatively isolated. The project will be located on a 40-acre parcel of vacant land in an industrially zoned area right near Route 495 bordering two industrial parks.
Lima points out that because the project is comprised of mainly one- and two-bedroom units, the town is not concerned that its school system will be overburdened by the project.
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