Route 7 land donation a 'nice suprise' for town

The Board of Selectmen unanimously accepted the donation of 8.3 acres off Route 7 by three Ridgefield property owners to the town of Redding.

The triangle-shaped parcel is across from the Ridgefield Motor Inn. The Norwalk River runs deep through the center of it. The land was donated by Margaret Bard Gair, Sarah Moore and Patricia Organski. It had been in the Bard family for many years.