FAIRFIELD — First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick and Representative Town Meeting Majority Leader Jill Vergara seemed to present a unified front during the State of the Town Address and Democratic response.
During the Jan. 27 RTM meeting, Kupchick, a Republican, outlined her vision for Fairfield’s future. She said it was important to set a tone of collaboration and communication from the start of her term, citing her appointment of individuals from both parties to town positions.
In a similar vein, Vergara said it was important to respect those across the aisle while disagreeing with them on policy issues. She said she appreciated Kupchick’s “civil and collaborative approach to governance thus far.”
Both leaders spoke of the importance of cooperation during a time when the town goes through a scandal regarding the illegal dumping of contaminated soil at the town’s fill pile. Kupchick said the reputation of Fairfield has suffered as a result of the events.
“Please note that I am diligently working every day on this issue,” said Kupchick, “and I will not stop until it is resolved.”
Kupchick said she was in the process of selecting Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agency qualified specialists to remediate the pile’s contaminents. She said she would host a town hall meeting as soon as she has more information.
Kupchick set her sights on strengthening the town charter’s code of ethics, saying she will ask the RTM to create a charter revision commission in order to review and rewrite it.
The First Selectwoman said she wanted to focus on modernizing the town government’s technology, and emphasized...
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