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Planning director asks to reclassify Reserve phase 10 for future Danbury fire station; commission issues positive referral
Summary
Planning director Waleed Alakat Al Bakari asked the Planning Commission to amend the Reserve master plan addendum to designate phase 10 (about 18.2 acres of a roughly 545-acre project) for a future ~10,000 sq ft fire station; the commission voted to forward a positive referral to the zoning commission for a public hearing on May 12, 2026.
The Danbury Planning Commission on May 6 voted to forward a positive referral to the zoning commission for an amendment to the Reserve master plan addendum that would redesignate phase 10 for a future fire station.
Planning director Waleed Alakat Al Bakari presented background on the Reserve master plan, explaining the plan’s evolution since 2002 and the 2016 addendum revisions. Waleed said the Reserve complex totals about 545 acres and that phase 10 measures roughly 18.2 acres but contains wetlands, a wildlife corridor and…
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