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Every Election Counts: League of Women Voters Greenwich Announces Slate of Activities to “Get Out The Vote” for November’s Municipal Elections

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Municipal Election Day in Greenwich is Tuesday, November 4th. This year, the League of Women Voters of Greenwich is pleased to announce a number of activities to support broad community participation in our town’s Municipal Elections. “This year our focus is on increasing the number of voters going to the polls for the municipal election, which has historically had low voter turnout,” said Cathy Steel, Vice President of Voter Services for League of Women Voters Greenwich. “Local elections determine how tax dollars are spent – every vote counts.”

LWVG Get out the Vote activities include:

• Postcard writing sessions at Coffee for Good to inform and remind registered voters about the election. Sessions take place Mondays 1 pm to 2:30 pm, Thursdays 3:30pm to 5:00pm, and Saturdays 9:30am to 11:00am from now until October 18. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Volunteering

Historic Greenwich Finance Board Debate: It’s Up to the People Now

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Thursday’s historic debate among 13 candidates for the 12-member Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation – 6 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 Independent – was essentially a showdown over which party deserves control the board in the next term. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Board of Estimates and Taxation, Catherine Broderick, David Weisbrod, Doug Fenton, Elliot Alchek, Greenwich High School, Harry Fisher

School Board Candidate Debate at GHS Features Student Questions: Budget and Start Times, Absenteeism/ICE, Cell Phone Policy, Cardinal Café Food

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Thursday morning’s Board of Education candidate debate at Greenwich High School was organized by Aaron Hull’s We The People team of students, who came up with the list of questions that included budget cuts and school start times, class size, student absenteeism/ICE, cell phone policy, and the quality and cost of Cardinal Café food. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, Aaron Hull, Bob Chaney, Greenwich Board of Education, Greenwich High School, Karen Krause, Laura Kostin

P&Z Fears Ramifications from Eliminating Parking Requirement for Taco Restaurant with Liquor Permit

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Several buildings on the north side of Railroad Ave (99, 95, 91, 89-87 and 85 Railroad Ave) include some restaurant uses that are grandfathered. 91 Railroad Ave, previously home to a cigar store, has operated as a retail use. A restaurant with 20 seats would typically require 9 parking spaces, including for staff. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Food Drink Restaurants, Government, Real Estate, Greenwich Planning & Zoning, Margarita Alban, The Taco Project, Tom Heagney