“I cannot believe I am standing here now and it’s even a controversy whether to fix up a building to make it safe for our kids. You are galvanizing moderates and people who never come to meetings like this. They’re coming out now.” – Jodi Applegate Kay Continue Reading →
Municipal Improvement
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BOE May Hire Attorney for Second Opinion on Wetmore ‘Section 99 Memo’ Delaying CMS Timeline
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BOE members balked at being advised they couldn’t seek a second opinion. Meanwhile, the building committee did not want to “pause” to focus on just the MI approval process, but rather to proceed with both design documents as part of the “study and survey” process and the MI approval. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Barbara Schellenberg, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, BOE, Central Middle School
CMS Building Committee Votes to Request Interim Funds from BET, Town Attorney Appears to Invalidate Vote
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On Tuesday, the status of the the building committee’s vote to request interim funds was later deemed invalid by the Town’s Legal Department. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, Central Middle School, Fred Camillo, John Wetmore, Laura Kostin, Municipal Improvement
Raised Intersection with Green Space Proposed at Greenwich Ave and Elm St
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The entire intersection of Elm St and Greenwich Ave will become like one large speed hump. Curbs will be bumped out; bike racks added; Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Transportation, Board of Selectmen, Dept of Public Works, Elm Street, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Avenue, Jason Kaufman
Train Station Redevelopment to Make First Stop in Permit Process on Thursday
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The P&Z department seeks public input on the project. The applications include a preliminary site plan and special permit, a text amendment, and a Municipal Improvement subject to approval first by the Board of Selectmen. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Around Town, Government, Real Estate, Transportation, Ashforth Company, Board of Selectmen, Municipal Improvement, Peter Tesei
Greenwich Housing Authority Seeks MI for New 51-Unit Senior/Disabled Building at McKinney Terrace
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The June 27 Board of Selectmen agenda included a request from Greenwich’s Housing Authority for Municipal Improvement (MI) for 51 units of senior and disabled housing to be added to the McKinney Terrace at the former Byram School. To qualify a person must be at least 62 and earn no more than $48,000. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Anthony Johnson, Board of Selectmen, HATG, John Toner, McKinney Terrace, Municipal Improvement
GHS Neighbors Blast Schools Super During “What If” Presentation on Options for Lighting and Cardinal Field Upgrades
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While Greenwich Schools superintendent Dr. Jill Gildea said the idea of Monday’s meeting was to connect with neighbors and get feedback on improving lighting and Cardinal field, neighbors saw it differently, arguing that GHS has been a bad neighbor and that the overture was disingenuous. Continue Reading →