Fairfield, CT — The Conservation Department, acting on behalf of the Town of Fairfield Conservation Commission/Inland Wetlands Agency, announced the official launch of the Town’s new Adopt-A-Street program. The Adopt-A Street Program is designed to encourage community organizations, businesses, families and individuals to maintain the beauty of Fairfield’s streets by keeping them litter-free. Keeping roadways clean will also prevent litter from entering nearby wetlands and watercourses via wind or roadway storm drains. 

The program asks volunteers to submit an application form on the Conservation Department’s webpage at  Home – Town of Fairfield, Connecticut (fairfieldct.org) requesting approval of sponsorship for an approximately 500-foot section of a Town-owned roadway. Once approved, a five-year commitment by a resident or group to safely remove and dispose of roadside litter on both sides of their sponsored roadway will be in place. The pledged commitment will be formally recognized by streetside signage naming them the sponsor for that portion of the road. 

Trash grabbers will be available to borrow once sponsorship is approved. For the first year, the program will operate as a pilot and sponsorships will be limited, but, if successful, will serve as a model for Town beautification for years to come. Please contact the Conservation Department with any questions at 203-256-3071.

About Fairfield, Conn.

Fairfield, Connecticut, is a charming and thriving town featuring five miles of shoreline on the Long Island Sound. Fairfield has five town beaches, two universities, many parks and ball fields, two public golf courses, and a vibrant array of restaurants and stores. Family-oriented Fairfield also has top-notch, high performing public schools with rich academic programs. Only 50 miles from New York City, Fairfield is easily accessible to I-95 and the Merritt Parkway and has three train stations on the Metro North line that extends from New Haven, Connecticut to New York’s Grand Central Terminal. Fairfield is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, between the cities of Bridgeport and Stamford. Consistently ranked in the top 100 in CNN/Money Magazine’s best towns in which to live, in 2006 Fairfield was ranked as the number one town in the Northeast.