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“Here’s the worst case. So, we turn this down and DPW decides maybe we need a four lane highway here and maybe it ends up looking like Route 1.” – P&Z commissioner Arn Welles Continue Reading →
District 3 currently has two RTM vacancies. District 9 has one vacancy. Continue Reading →
The Fairfield Ave Bridge, which crosses over I-95 in Norwalk, has reopened ahead of schedule and under budget. The new bridge, spanning approximately 170 feet in length over I-95, maintains sidewalks on both sides and reduces the width of the vehicle travel lanes to better accommodate bicyclists. Continue Reading →
“Perfect solutions are few and far between. At the end of the day, the need for housing may supersede almost everything else. We can work with developers to create housing that is sensible and compliant with our regulation and the POCD guiding principles. Or, we can pay lip service, do nothing, and wait for exogenous forces to impose unwanted changes to our town.” – P&Z commissioner Peter Lowe Continue Reading →
“This is not our first rodeo….The commission is telling you that we are not seeing it as feasible from a legal point of view as proposed.” – P&Z commission chair, Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Conditions Statewide Have Improved as State’s Wildfire Defense Strategy Proves Effective; Residents Asked to Continue to Practice Fire Safety. Continue Reading →
Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility will be closed on Thanksgiving. They will re-open on Friday, Nov. 29 7:00am til 2:30 and on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 7:00am til 12:00 noon for their regular hours of operation. Also, according to Parick Collins at Holly Hill, the electronics recycling company, Newtech, will be collecting the holiday lights at the Holly Hill Facility. Continue Reading →
During a Board of Selectmen special meeting, the 3-person board voted 2-1 in favor of seeking a temporary restraining order challenging the legality of the Board of Education’s meetings since Oct 21, 2024. In response the BOE chair pushed back, saying, “We are the Board of Ed, not the Board of Fred, and were elected to work for the children, parents, and residents of this school district, not the First Selectman.” Continue Reading →
Last week the CT Dept of Transportation and consultants from CDM Smith hosted a workshop about the Greenwich I-95 PEL study at GHS on Wednesday, followed by a Zoom meeting on Thursday. PEL stands for Planning and Environment and Linkages. Greenwich residents have been following progress closely, and during the Zoom meeting they were eager participants. Questions about I-95 focused on the possibility of sound walls for noise mitigation. The study also includes Route 1, and questions concerned both pedestrian and bike safety. Continue Reading →
The Nov 26 Selectmen meeting agenda includes a proposal for a dog park in Byram Park, in a grassy area along Ritch Ave. The estimated cost is $30,000 and there is mention of a possible gift for a public private partnership. There is no on-street parking allowed so users of the park would rely on the 8 spots by the park gatehouse that are shared with tennis and pickleball players. Continue Reading →