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Former students' parents "outraged" after Fairfield buys Giant Steps property Josh LaBella FacebookTwitterEmail Permanently closed during the pandemic, the former Giant Steps School for individuals with disabilities at 309 Barberry Road in Fairfield on Tuesday, September 29.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media FAIRFIELD — Kathy Roberts made one of her toughest decisions this spring when she and the board of directors decided to close Giant Steps, a school that served students with disabilities for nearly 30 years. At the time, Roberts, who founded the school, said the board never foun...

Town approves buying former Fairfield school for $5 million Josh LaBella FacebookTwitterEmail Permanently closed during the pandemic, the former Giant Steps School for individuals with disabilities at 309 Barberry Road in Fairfield, Conn. on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media FAIRFIELD — The town’s alternative high school will have new home next year, after town officials approved buying the former Giant Steps property. The Board of Selectmen, Board of Finance and Representative Town Meeting all unanimously approved a 20-year, $5.1 million bonding resol...

Replies(6) The town of Fairfield has plans to purchase 309 Barberry Road. (Google Maps) FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield's plan to buy a 12-acre property in Southport is moving forward, as three town bodies voted Monday to set aside more than $5 million for the purchase and initial site improvements. The property at 309 Barberry Road was formerly home to Giant Steps School. The town intends to turn it into the new location of the Water Fitzgerald Campus alternative high school, although much of the site would remain available for a range of other possible uses. The Board of Selectmen, Board of Fin...