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Tuesday in Greenwich featured heavy rain and a hail storm, but the sky cleared up just as Greenwich Tax Collector Heather Smeriglio kicked off her re-election campaign outside Cos Cob Library. Continue Reading →
“I pay my real estate taxes, and I am pretty sure that you do too. Accordingly, it distresses me to learn that our Tax Collector, by her neglect over the past year, has allowed nine tax accounts in Greenwich to lie uncollected for more than fifteen years, and by statute, those taxes are now time barred and have become legally uncollectible by the Town.” – Jeff Ramer Continue Reading →
Heather Smeriglio was sworn in as Tax Collector by Town Clerk Carmella Budkins. Continue Reading →
“Life happens to all of us. In the hard cases where taxes have become overdue, I would work collaboratively with the Towns Assessor and Board of Estimate and Taxation to find the best solution. I would consider Tax Sales only as a last resort.” – Heather Smeriglio Continue Reading →
A third Republican candidate for Greenwich First Selectman has emerged. Tod Laudonia is a longtime Greenwich resident and has been a licensed real estate broker since 1980. He served as the Town’s Tax Collector from 2009 to 2017. Mr. Laudonia, who has been interviewed by the RTC search committee, joins Republicans Mike Mason (BET member and former chair) and State Rep Fred Camillo (District 151) as hopefuls for the job. To date Granit Balidemaj, Joe Kelly and Dan Quigley have announced candidacies for Republican selectman. Continue Reading →
“I am running for Tax Collector to fix issues in the Tax Collector’s office that are costing the Town and the taxpayer money.” – Howard Richman, Democratic Candidate for Tax Collector Continue Reading →
Listing 3 issues facing Greenwich today, District 8’s von Keyserling wrote, “provision of public debate without the fanatical bullying and character assassination of pubic volunteers in the media.” Continue Reading →
Tod Laudonia and Howard Richman talked about efficiencies in the tax collector office. Laudonia said because of partisan politics his department’s salary budget had been slashed and he’d been forced to lay off two employees. He said the BET mistook cost cutting for efficiency. Richman said this summer checks weren’t deposited for five weeks, costing the town $70,000 or $80,000 in interest. Continue Reading →