Our guest speaker at the NRZ meeting on April 5, 2010 will be Sarah Donovan.  She will discuss the “MAIN STREET” National Trust for historic preservation which is a leading resource for cities and towns seeking to comprehensively revitalize their "main street" districts.

The Book of Kells with Dr. Franklin T. Harkins Written close to the year 800, the Book of Kells has been called "the most beautiful book in the world." The supreme achievement of Irish Celtic art and one of the world's pre-eminent examples of illuminated codices, the BOOK OF KELLS is a manuscript deluxe, written and richly adorned for use in the conduct of public worship.

The Connecticut Post reported on the community forum on St. Mark's property.  http://tinyurl.com/yguuwzs

St. Mark's Brewster Street Property Options Meeting

Tell Us What You Think

When: Tuesday, March 23rd @ 7pm

Where: Black Rock Library, 2705 Fairfield Ave.

Special Guest: Amy Paterson, The Trust for Public Land, CT State

 Update 7/26/10:  Recent articles in the Connecticut Post and Fairfield Citizen News stated that the train station completion date is now expected to be near the end of 2011.  The Town of Fairfield has begun razing the land where the Black Rock Train Station will be built. The plans call for remediation of the land and the shoreline. In order to accomplish this, the vegetation has to be removed, the contaminated soil remediated, and then it has to be landscaped. 

Attached are an updated agenda and the minutes of the October 26, 2009 meeting.  The agenda updates are:   Mark Barnhart, Director of Community & Economic Development for the Town of Fairfield, will discuss the new train station project (Fairfield Metro Center) that will be located at the end of Black Rock Turnpike.  The Black Rock Garden Club’s proposal to add a Patio to the Black Rock Library A brief talk on the importance of the 2010 Census

This is a reminder that the next general meeting of the NRZ will be on  Monday, October 26, 2009  at Cathedral of Faith Church at 2319 Fairfield Avenue at  7:00 pm.  Attached are: an Agenda for the meeting, the Minutes of the Meeting of September 21, 2009, and the NRZ Bylaws. Please note that the Agenda includes election of the following: President, Secretary, and Nominating Committee.

The next meeting of the Black Rock NRZ Board will be on Monday, September 21, 2009  at Cathedral of Faith Church at 2319 Fairfield Avenue  at 7:00 pm,  Attached are an Agenda for the meeting and the Minutes of the Meeting of June 22, 2009   Please note:  The Black Rock NRZ Board meetings are open to the public.  A summary of the Black Rock NRZ activities will be given.  Also, Scott Hughes will discuss the Library Referendum that will be on the November ballot.