In the 1980s, when I was a callow youth and newspapers were fat with ads, we struggled to fill The Darien News-Review. We’d do “man on the street” features to eat up space. This involved standing outside the library, getting headshots of passersby and printing their answers to questions like: “Does Darien need a movie theater?” or “How will you celebrate Valentine’s Day?” Around Martin Luther King Day, we asked, “How do you think Black people are treated in Darien?” One man told the reporter that he didn’t like n—–s and moved to Darien so he wouldn’t have to look at them. Furthermore, he changed the channel whenever a n—— came on screen.

Across Fairfield, from High Street to Beacon View Drive, to Beach Road to Ruane Street and more, large, monstrous developments, all under the State’s 8-30g Affordable Housing law, are either being built or in the midst of being heard by the Town Plan and Zoning Commission. Our town isn’t unique as it’s taking place across our state.

As a ratepayer in Connecticut, I was glad to learn that our state’s top regulator is standing up for the residents of the state. However, I was disappointed at the language used to describe Chairman Marissa Gillett in the article.