Stratfield Village Association P.O.Box 320232, Fairfield, CT 06825-9888 BACK TO SVA HOME PAGE     Flooding shuts Down the Stratfield Road. Many Stratfield neighborhoods soaked. The Department of Public Works responded quickly to clean up debris after the storm, but desperately needs more funds to start a remediation plan for this flooding. While this was considered a "25-year flood," we have had four in the past year, and now the town needs to start fixing and upgrading our sewer systems to handle them. The Good News The First Selectman and DPW went before the Board of Finance on Thursday night to request the allocation of $640,000 for flood remediation. The Board of Finance approved the funds. The Bad News Although flooding occurred on Algonquin, Collingwood, Stratfield Road, Owen Fish Park area, Brooklawn Parkway, and Valley Road, the ONLY area earmarked for some of these funds is the Owen Fish Park Area. Contact your local officials if you want to see more money allocated to protect these other Stratfield areas. If you have had flooding recently, you need to alert the DPW. This does not include ground water seepage into your basement, but moreso sewer or river water in your street or yard. It is the town's responsibility to keep the sewer and river water where they belong. The Rooster River Flood Control Project      Currently before the State Legislature is a bill (#HR-5454) requesting funding for the Rooster River Flood Control Project.      This bill, sponsored by Rep. Kim Fawcett, Rep. Tom Drew, and Rep. Robert Keeley seeks the allocation of $17 million dollars to implement a plan that was created by the State Department of Environmental Protection to alleviate the flooding of the Rooster River.      This bill will be presented before the Legislature on Friday, January 26th, along with neighborhood testimony, the testimony of First Selectman Ken Flatto, and the testimony of the head of the Department Of Public Works, Richard White. A copy of the bill can be viewed at: Proposed House Bill #5454. A copy of the remediation plan for the brook can be accessed here. It focuses mainly upon the replacement of a bridge down by Ash Creek, but indicates that it will have an effect on areas north of I-95. Rooster River Flood Control Project.pdf Check back here for more updates on this bill. Stratfield's Rivers While Stratfield residents commonly call the brooks and rivers that run through Stratfield, The Rooster River, topographical and USGS maps show that many of Stratfield's rivers actually have other names, which unite to form the Rooster River. Horse Tavern Brook Starting in Trumbull, very near Canoe Park Lake, the Horse Tavern Brook begins winding its way through Trumbull, Bridgeport,and then passes under Park Avenue near Brion Drive, and flows next to Valley Road, and lastly, Brooklawn Parkway, until it crosses under the Stratfield Road and unites with Londons Brook. London's Brook The origin of Londons Brook seems to be somewhere in Fairchild Wheeler Golf course, and then it runs underground near Casmir, Wynn Wood, Bond, and Bennett when it crosses the Stratfield Road. London's Brook runs behind Owen Fish Park, goes underground near the Four Corners,and reemerges on Montauk Street, where it soon unites with the Horse Tavern Brook. This continues to be called London's Brook as it flows parallel to the Stratfield Road, until just after Querida where it crosses under the Stratfield Road again and flows a bit more in Bridgeport,at which point the name seems to change to the Rooster River before crossing again right after Villa Avenue. Maps: The Origin of Horse Tavern Brook. The origin of London's Brook and Horse Tavern Brook enters Fairfield. All converge and form Rooster River.