Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/category/letter-to-the-editor/)
“The Rink Committee was created and staffed in accordance with law, rule and custom, and as objections were raised about its composition additional members from the community were added in a good faith effort to listen to and address those concerns…The only reason this vote is even occurring is because people are trying to delay and/or halt this project.” – Joe Rosenberg, Riverside Continue Reading →
The author is joined by Michelle Abt, Nicole Heath, Rachel Khanna, Cheryl Moss, Nerlyn Pierson and Alma Rutgers in hosting the ACLU Connecticut Civil Rights Town Hall at the YWCA Greenwich on January 29. Continue Reading →
“Consider this your first parliamentary process lesson for 2025. Try and contain your enthusiasm.” – Alexis Voulgais, RTM Moderator Continue Reading →
“The flip IS the rink replacement project; to oppose the flip – after years of studies and deliberations and efforts find sites and to craft a plan that enhances every aspect of the existing park – is to oppose the rink replacement project.” – Joe Rothenberg Continue Reading →
“The people who built our Town were visionaries – asking Robert Trent Jones to lay out a golf course while was working on Fairview next-door; buying Tod’s Point and Innis Arden cottage and turning them into a magnificent park, world-class beach, and learning center; and painstakingly preserving woods, trails, and hiking paths all – Joseph V. DeMarco, Riverside Continue Reading →
“Industrial Frigo Ice, a company with over 50 years of experience in the ice rink industry, offers turnkey temporary ice rink solutions that can be setup on existing sports fields, like the out of season baseball and football fields.” – Beth MacGillivray Continue Reading →
“Fred Camillo has, in many people’s opinions, abused the town wide email system to use it as his own personal database to push through this project as it is. He refers to 4 Byram residents delaying this project. These 4 community members represent the people of Byram, not just 4 residents. They are putting forth the concerns and fears of the neighborhood. Mr. Camillo seems to have forgotten they are also his constituents, not just the members of the skating community.” – Old Greenwich Resident, and RTM D-6 Member Continue Reading →
“As a D-8 member, I can’t tell you how upset all of my colleagues were Wednesday night at our monthly meeting – torn between the fact that we absolutely need a new rink, but feel pushed into urgently approving a process that hasn’t been transparent, appeared to quickly dismiss alternative sites, may have a bigger price tag than expected and, simply put, does not have the support of the RTM to approve the Flip MI.” – Jim Finn Continue Reading →
Splitting the open space creates two parklands because this new 40,000 sq ft building would clearly cut the dedicated by Ruth Sims parkland in two. Continue Reading →
“So…a vote for the MI by a majority of RTM members will merely put us back on the normal Town track of working towards full approval, requiring multiple Town departments to weigh in. We will still need final P&Z approval for the rink location, we still need to meet the conditions they attached to their Preliminary approval. The long Town approval process still needs to take place, not only including the site, but also including the money for the project. The RTM will again be able to approve or not approve this project later this spring.” – Rick Loh Continue Reading →