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Stratford readying new call for developers for former Center School property FacebookTwitterEmail A rainbow forms in the mist used to keep down the dust during the demolition of the old Center School on Sutton Avenue in Stratford, Conn. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media STRATFORD The town is hoping the third time is the charm in its bid to attract a developer for a long-vacant former school property downtown. After two prior requests for proposals for the former Center School property off Sutton Avenue fizzled, Mayor Laura Hoydick announced at last week’s Town Council meeting that a third was being readied. ....
The council voted 9-0 not to move forward with negotiations or additional discussions about the potential sale. Ahead of the meeting, 125 people signed a petition asking the city not to sell the property to Xenolith Partners, a New York-based developer that proposed creating 75 housing units, the majority of which would have been affordable housing. Opponents voiced a wide range of concerns at Tuesdayâs meeting. Several councilors also spoke up against the proposal, including City Council Vice President Jason LaForest, who said that placing another low-income complex in the neighborhood, which already houses Mohawk Forest, effectively would have constituted âracial and economic segregation.â ....