A Planning and Zoning public hearing May 5 on a proposed contractor’s yard that neighbors are opposed to grew more heated than usual, and police are now involved.
Police said they are investigating a dispute that took place around 9:30 p.m., after the crowds had left but while the Planning and Zoning Commission was continuing its agenda on other matters.
“I cannot specifically say that it occurred in the parking lot,” said Capt. Jeff Kreitz, spokesman for the department.
Due to the fact it is an ongoing investigation Kreitz said he could not comment further, for example on whether there was an assault or if there were injuries.
The altercation was apparently between opponents of the proposed development and representatives of Larry Leary LLC, owner of the property.
“We don’t know the details. All we know is there was an altercation, that was the word used to describe it,” said Rebecca Mucchetti, chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The commissioners found out about it the next day, she said. “I don’t know who was provoked and who was provocateur,” she said.
As a result, Mucchetti asked for a police officer to be present during the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting June 2, at which the hearing was continued. The officer watched over the parking lot after the meeting as well. Mucchetti announced at the June 2 meeting that something had happened on May 5.
“Something happened, so I decided to have an officer present at the meeting and hang around the parking lot after people left,” Mucchetti said.
The proposed contractor’s yard is on Route 7. Many of the neighbors opposed to the project are from The Regency at Ridgefield condominiums.
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