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The RTM meeting was short, given the tree cutting ordinance was withdrawn. The SOMR on Net Zero energy for town facilities was discussed, amended and approved 157 for, 25 against, and 4 abstaining. Continue Reading →
“At last, instead of listening to ear piercing noise and inhaling toxic fumes, for a few months out of the year residents can enjoy some fresh air and the sounds of nature in their own backyards.” – Elizabeth Dempsey Continue Reading →
James Waters was voted in as chair of the BOC. Daniel Izzo was voted in as vice chair and Aakash Patel will serve as secretary. Continue Reading →
“If elected, they aim to force fringe initiatives on the town and replicate Steve Bannon’s “precinct strategy” of taking over municipal governments. This has been executed with disastrous results in other towns across America.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
“The kids will be in this building when this renovation is going on and these hazardous chemicals are being abated. Make no doubt there will be asbestos and other hazardous chemicals. If it were my young child I would not want them in that school.” – Nisha Arora Continue Reading →
P&Z unanimously endorsed an Old Greenwich School Municipal Improvement and Preliminary Site plan. There were about a dozen new faces of parents and alumni testifying before the commission in support of the project. Continue Reading →
“This effort is what former Trump advisor Steve Bannon labeled the ‘precinct strategy’ and it is happening in real time, in our community.” – A Coalition Of Registered Republican, Democratic and Undecided Voters. Stephanie Cowie, Jeremy Kostin, Arline Lomazzo, Jaysen Medhurst, Skip Parker, Dan Quigley, Steve Rubin, James Waters Continue Reading →
The BET met Monday and the agenda included a motion presented by Democratic member Leslie Moriarty to discontinue the Old Greenwich School cost estimate project. Mr. Ramer said the process had become tainted because one member of the BET had talked to a bidder. Continue Reading →
If all the approvals line up and the application is submitted to the state by June 30, the project is on track to start in the summer of 2024. Continue Reading →
The Board of Selectmen voted on “A request for Municipal Improvement status for the Old Greenwich School project” at their meeting on Thursday morning. The discussion was a second read of the request. The first read was on March 22 meeting, prior to BET decision day on the fiscal 2024 budget, where Democratic members urged the full board’s approval of $34.9 million for a total renovation of the school. That did not happen. The BET did approve $1.1 million to complete Architecture & Engineering work. Continue Reading →