Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/letter-to-the-editor/)
“I will continue to serve Greenwich by returning to the RTM, this time along with my younger son, James. I’m delighted we will be one of at least three parent-child teams. Whoever says GenZ is disaffected needs to visit Greenwich! I’m also honored to continue as the co-chair of the Sustainability Committee.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →
“I promise to lead with transparency and accountability.” – newly sworn in Democratic Selectwoman, Rachel khanna Continue Reading →
“In one of its final displays of utterly ignoring the will of the people, at the November 17th BET meeting GPS Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Ben Branyan presented the BET with a $5.3 million interim appropriation to fully fund the refurbishment of the Hamilton Avenue HVAC system. Despite broad bipartisan support for this plan, the BET vote was 5-0-6, with every Republican member of the BET abstaining from the vote. Abstaining on a vote to spend $5.3 million while continuing to throw away nearly $1,000/day on a temporary solution? Really?” Mark J. Lewis Continue Reading →
“Should Governor Lamont not veto this bill, which is he likely will not do, I urge our entire delegation to Hartford to continue their bipartisan opposition to the most egregious housing bills passed since 8-30g, some elements of which are scheduled to become effective as early as January 2026.” – Adele Rota Continue Reading →
“Thank you for taking the time last week to listen to the Central Middle School teachers, students, and parents. They expressed their concerns, and proposed the solution of “Open Enrollment.” An Open Enrollment Lottery to Central Middle School could be immediately implemented by the Board of Education for the fall of 2026. This would be a time-limited, non-precedent setting lottery, that runs for a 1 to 3 year trial period, at which point the enrollment data at Central Middle School can be re-evaluated.” – CMS PTA executive board Continue Reading →
“Maybe I am wrong on my speculation – but if voiding her extension isn’t the end goal in more litigation, the Town should explain what the goal is – fast.” – Brian Raabe, Greenwich Continue Reading →
“When I started eight years ago, Greenwich had inconsistent results with frequent superintendent turnover. Together, we created an environment of stability, professionalized the team, and delivered strong academic outcomes for our students. They say 90% of the job is showing up. In eight years on the Board of Education, I never missed a meeting.” – Kathleen Stowe Continue Reading →
“There has been an election. Democrats secured the power of the purse on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). The theme throughout the election was the mismanagement of the school budget by BET’s prior leadership. This likely contributed to the turnover. Is the First Selectman attempting to use the courts to do what he can no longer accomplish via the BET?” – Brian Raabe Continue Reading →
“I hope the incoming Chair of the BET will differentiate between “nice to have” projects vs. “priority” projects.” – Richard Schulze Continue Reading →
“This bill puts tremendous power in the hands of developers (often from out of town/state) and Hartford and takes more and more authority and decision making away from local officials and Planning & Zoning.” – Adele Rota Continue Reading →