The property is beyond the town sewers. There is no certainty they will be able to connect to the municipal sanitary sewer line. Continue Reading →
Legal Action Initiated over 8-30g at Brookridge; Milbrook Worried over Downstream Impacts
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Controversial 8-30g Application for 86 Units at Brookridge Returns to P&Z on Tuesday
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The applicant hopes to demolish a circa 1900 single family home and redevelop the property with a 5-story, 112,350 square ft of gross floor area building. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 5 Brookridge, 8-30g, affordable housing, East Putnam Ave, Greenwich P&Z, P&Z
RESTIERI: Preserve The Future Of Greenwich By Preserving Local Zoning Control
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“Rather than being the result of a new found altruism among developers, the current massive uptick in 8-30g proposals in Greenwich (and other communities) is a result of a realization among developers that the easy money policies of the past decade are likely over, interest rates are rising, and they had better act fast if they want to take advantage of a law that gives them the ability to plow over local zoning boards and cash in on big developments.” – Tara Restieri, Greenwich Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, 8-30g, Tara Restieri
RTM Sense of the Meeting Resolution Approved to “Send a Message” to Hartford on 8-30g
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“The town has failed in all respects. The SOMR is a scare tactic, and only represents 150 people who want to change the only regulation that will provide the affordable housing.” – Joe Pecora Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Cheryl Moss, Ellen Brennan-Galvin, Fred Camillo, Hector Arzeno, Jane Sprung
Dire Warnings Issued on Impact of “Transit Oriented Development” Bill 5429 in Fairfield County
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“This is not a recipe for orderly or responsible development.” – Francis Pickering, Western Connecticut Council of Governments Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Bethel, Bill Galvin, Boston, Cambridge, commute
8-30g Affordable Housing Proposal Would Feature 10 Residential Units, No Commercial Use
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The applicant, an LLC registered to Joseph Pecora, proposes to demolish the existing buildings and construct a 4-story building with 10 apartments, three of which would be affordable per 8-30g; 11 parking spaces (including one handicap space). Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Garden Catering, Hamilton Avenue, Joseph Pecora
Letter: RTM Resolution Would Send a Message to State Legislators about 8-30g
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“The SOMR proposed by a bi-partisan group of my colleagues in D-7 is not an Affordable Housing Plan, nor does it have any powers of enforcement. It is merely one more vehicle to let our legislators know that Greenwich citizens are extraordinarily concerned that we are losing control of the planning process.” – Submitted by Ellen Brennan-Galvin, RTM D-7, Vice-Chair, Land Use Committee Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, 240 Greenwich Ave, 8-30g, Benedict Place, Church-Sherwood, Ellen Brennan-Galvin, J Lofts West, land use
Opposing Views on 8-30g Clash at Lengthy Housing Committee Hearing
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SB-169 calls for a re-examination of the state’s affordable housing law 8-30g, which many see as deficient. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, 8-30g, Alma Rutgers, Anika Singh Lemar, Nick Abbott, Tara Restieri
P&Z to Benedict Place 8-30g Applicant: Consider Workforce Housing
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“We’re shooting on the market rate side for the highest-end, premiere building in town. We want to have amenities to reflect that. Having the 77 market rate units out of the 110 total is what we think is the right size to deliver the amenities.” – Philip Wharton, Twining Properties Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, 8-30g, affordable housing, Benedict Place, Philip Wharton, Twining Properties, workforce housing
NEGA: Connecticut Has an Issue That Is Impacting Greenwich Now!
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“Much of this legislation is currently fueled by DesegregateCT who is using the 1989 Affordable Housing Bill 830-G as a base. DesegregateCT purports to be a coalition of neighbors and nonprofits, but in fact it is an arm of the Regional Planning Association – a New York based advocacy group for builders and architects. It is professionally organized, well funded and exists to line the pockets of its benefactors.” – T.H. Walworth III President Northeast Greenwich Association Continue Reading →