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🌱 Patch AM: Ridgefield Moves Ahead With 84 Mamanasco Road Donation, Tracks Other Blight Properties

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Hello again Ridgefield! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ridgefield targets blighted properties, including donated Mamanasco Road site
  • How new finance board rules could change Ridgefield's future tax bills
  • See how Ridgefield High School stacks up in new state rankings

Also on today's calendar: Brewster Carmel Garden Show "America the Beautiful--250 Years" and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Saturday: A few a.m. showers, then rain, temps: high: 72, low: 65.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 80 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ridgefield Moves Ahead With 84 Mamanasco Road Donation, Tracks Other Blight Properties (patch.com) — Ridgefield's Blight Prevention Board is moving forward with accepting the donated property at 84 Mamanasco Road, with funds set aside for demolition once the title is cleared. Officials also reviewed conditions at several other Ridgefield properties, including 51 Tally Ho Road, 43 Danbury Road, and the town-owned 29 Lakeview Drive, where there is interest in potential new uses.
   

• Ridgefield Finance Board Starts 2028 Budget Planning, Advances Capital Spending Guidelines (patch.com subscription) — Ridgefield's Board of Finance has kicked off planning for the 2028 budget and is circulating new capital spending guidelines that could change how the town borrows and pays for projects. Members are weighing limits on long-term borrowing for smaller purchases, testing possible debt caps against big-ticket projects like a public safety building and school upgrades, and inviting public comment on the draft rules.
   

• These are the 10 best public high schools in Connecticut, according to U.S. News & World Report (theday.com) — Ridgefield families can celebrate that Ridgefield High School ranks ninth in Connecticut and 439th nationally in U.S. News & World Report's new Best High Schools list. The rankings, based on test scores, graduation rates and college readiness, place Ridgefield alongside top-performing districts statewide, offering local students and parents another data point when weighing academic opportunities and expectations.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Redding

  • New veterinary clinic opens on Branchville Road in Ridgefield (rep-am.com)

Danbury

  • Nearest Spirit Halloween Is Now Open For Danbury-Area Shoppers (patch.com)
  • Danbury approves demolition of parking garage at pharmaceutical giant's headquarters (newstimes.com)

Bethel

  • Bethel's Proposed 108-Acre Land Purchase Heads To Referendum (patch.com)

Ok Ridgefield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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