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‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development

By Michael Dinan | 24 hours ago

Neighbors of a proposed 14-unit affordable housing structure on Parade Hill Road during the most recent regular Planning & Zoning Commission meeting raised concerns about the building’s size and appropriateness for the neighborhood, as well as traffic, public safety, flooding, aesthetics, noise and screening.

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  • “The only thing missing is a barbed wire fence, it looks like a prison. Carol Cunningham Long time…”

    — Carol Cunningham on ‘A Fundamental Mismatch’: Neighbors Voice Concerns About Proposed Parade Hill Road Development

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  • “115 Havilland Rd Stamford CT Mr. Freedman home deep in the woods of North Stamford. Check it out.…”

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