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Town Council to Consider Housing at Fermi Site

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Enfield is weighing redevelopment plans for the former Fermi High School Annex, with housing at the center and community spaces like the pool and auditorium set to remain. Enfield is considering selling parts — if not all — of Fermi High School, with redevelopment focused on new housing, most likely senior or age-restricted. The town wants to retain some of the building’s facilities, including the pool, auditorium, and meeting spaces, while the sports fields and track would remain town-owned. This plan is outlined in a request for proposals (RFP) that the Town Council will take up at a special meeting Monday at 6:15 p.m. at Town Hall. [ See Council agenda packet ] The presentation itself . Pickleball Courts and Hidden Motives    The timing sheds new light on the town’s recent decision to build pickleball courts at Fermi. That $600,000 project — paid out of town reserves — now appears less about meeting recreation needs and more about making the property attractive to potential...

Enfield Street residents are on the verge of setting the town's future

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Planning and Zoning Commission capture from video on YouTube. Pastel effect added. The Felician Sisters senior and workforce housing project prompted a backlash in Enfield. Enfield Street area residents organized effectively against it. They lined a long stretch of the street with signs in opposition and turned out at various Planning and Zoning Commission hearings to speak against it. They defeated the project and moved on to a new target: Enfield's future.  The goal is to make building any type of multi-family housing difficult. Multi-family has become the key to the town's economic future.  There is a fight in this community over something you need to be aware of, the Plan of Conversation and Development or POCD. This document will set the town's planning direction for the next ten years, and its recommendations are consequential.  The Enfield I grew up in the 1960s is radically different today. We had many, many children back then. In the 1960s, only 13% of household...

Enfield's future is being decided now

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  The local chapter of SURJ, which discusses and seeks solutions to Enfield's social justice and economic issues, will update the status of the town's Plan of Conservation and Development at its meeting on Wednesday. This plan will set the direction of the town for the next decade, and it is controversial because of the direction it sets on the future of housing. This backgrounder explains some key issues and includes comments from the town's recent public hearing. The public is always invited to SURJ meetings.  SURJ MEETING WEDNESDAY Enfield Chapter 15 March 2023 6:30-8:00 p.m. Via Zoom link below: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82068793924... Meeting ID: 820 6879 3924 Passcode: 664288 Enfield POCD Housing Backgrounder Enfield is in the final stages of updating its Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD). This document will set Enfield's development direction for the next decade. The most controversial area is multifamily and affordable housing. The PO...