The problem is not a paucity of housing units but the cost of renting or owning those units, which is as much a factor of income as it is of cost.

‘Rats’ purposely avoid public participation and are one of the biggest affronts to democracy in our state.

As a group that is dedicated to the holistic health of Fairfield, we are particularly concerned about affordable housing for our town work force: many of our teachers, firemen, police officers, and municipal workers cannot afford to live in the town where they work.