A large tree cutting operation is under way near Fairfield’s new train station.
We’ve received numerous calls from residents living near the site expressing outrage that a large number of trees have been cut down. Some of the callers were in tears describing the area as home to numerous birds, deer, coyotes and other wildlife.
Longtime resident Steve Sassano said the trees are being destroyed in an area about four acres in size. He estimated that a thousand birds lived in the trees.
Our photographer Autumn Driscoll was blocked access to the site, but was able to see the tree cutting operation from across nearby Ash Creek. Residents from Morehouse and Davidson Street in Bridgeport’s Black Rock section were especially upset because the trees provided a buffer between Ash Cree and the Metro-North train tracks.
Fairfield reporter Genevieve Reilly will be filing a story later today. Check back.
I’ll update this post as details emerge.
It’s a blighted industrial site that needs to be cleaned from top to bottom. It’s not a freaking nature preserve.
Comment by Vinnie D Kator — July 24th, 2010 @ 6:40 am
Why should Fairfield give a hoot about Black Rock? Black Rock is going to benefit the most from this train station, but Bridgeport has opted not to contribute anything to its development.
Comment by Rick Ferrucci — July 24th, 2010 @ 7:47 am
Bridgeport (including Black Rock)is not in the development business, it’s in the taxing business
Comment by Rick Ferrucci — July 27th, 2010 @ 10:42 am