Homeowners in Rowayton, Conn. divided over preservationist plan for bird sanctuary

WSHU | By Kaomi Goetz

Published June 20, 2014 at 11:30 PM EDT

The fate of whether a peninsula in a Fairfield County coastal estuary is preserved will be decided by the property’s neighbors in a vote on Sunday. The issue has divided many in a private housing association in Rowayton, Connecticut.

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