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Fairfield Country Day School gets approval for walking trail, scoreboards, gates and field safety work
Summary
Fairfield Country Day School received commission approval for a multi‑part package of athletic improvements including a 6‑ft stone dust fitness trail, two scoreboards, a relocated equipment shed, a 20‑ft removable ball netting, a new staircase and retaining wall with stone veneer, and replacement/installation of black chain‑link fencing and backstop. Presenters said work is largely out of public view and wetlands approvals are in place for affected areas.
Representatives for Fairfield Country Day School presented a multi‑element application to improve playing fields and circulation on campus. Brian Carly, representing the applicant, and landscape architect David Nardone described a 6‑foot‑wide stone dust walking/running trail around the upper and lower fields, two small scoreboards placed to be visible across the field, a 20‑foot removable athletic netting to protect adjacent areas, a cast‑in‑place concrete staircase cut into an existing retaining wall with stone veneer cap and guardrail, relocation of an existing equipment shed to the east campus, and the installation of chain‑link fencing around dugouts and a 24‑ft black chain‑link backstop.
Carly said the school had wetlands approvals for the work and that the trail is intended to keep runners off Vern Hill for safety reasons. The applicants emphasized that most elements will be sunken or screened from the road and that material selections — stone veneer, dark fencing and cedar shingles — were chosen to minimize visibility and preserve the historic character.
Commissioners asked questions about visibility from nearby residences, the necessity of the removable netting, and whether the proposed stairs could be constructed without an external wing wall. The applicants said they will design the stairs to minimize additional visible walling where possible and that the netting will be installed in sleeves to allow seasonal removal.
A motion to approve the school’s multi‑part application as submitted was moved, seconded and passed by the voting commissioners present. The commission recorded no letters in favor or opposed in the hearing record.
