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Fazio for State Senate Co-Chairs: Why we support Ryan Fazio for 36th State Senate District

“For the last 12 years, Democrats have held complete control of our state government. In that time, they raised our taxes to the second-highest of any state in the country. And because of that, our state economy has performed worst of any in the country before this crisis even began.” – Jackie Budkins and Ross Moore, Co-Chairs, Ryan Fazio for State Senate Continue Reading →

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P&Z Watch: Split Vote is Defacto Denial of Historic Overlay Proposed for 21 Calhoun Drive

Three of five P&Z members described being torn over their decision but voted in favor of the Historic Overlay that would allow the developer to build a house in the front yard of a historic one in exchange for preserving it in perpetuity. Continue Reading →

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Goldrick: BET Republicans ignored the values of the community

“Contrary to Drake’s insinuation that Greenwich spends a great deal on education, that 46% figure actually ranks far below virtually every other suburban municipality in the state. Indeed, most comparable suburban Connecticut towns allocate a vastly higher percentage of their total budgets, between 60%-75%, to fund their school systems. A key reason that our school system’s budget comprises such a small proportion of the budget is that Greenwich enrolls the smallest percentage of its school-aged children in its public school system of any municipality in Connecticut.” – Sean Goldrick Continue Reading →

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Bernstein, Stowe: Taking a Flexible Approach to Reopening Greenwich Schools

“Parents who are not comfortable with their students returning to school will have the option to engage in a 100% remote learning environment that will include a set schedule and a 50/50 balance between live and asynchronous (pre-recorded) lessons presented to students daily.” – BOE Chair Peter Bernstein, Vice Chair Kathleen Stowe Continue Reading →

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