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The settlement resolves an ADA complaint filed by an individual with disabilities alleging that the Norwalk Inn required the removal of a service animal from the Inn in 2023. Continue Reading →
The planned February 22 Selectmen meeting has been canceled and instead they will hold a special meeting via Zoom only on Tuesday, Feb 20 at 10:00am to discuss the outdoor dining plans for 2024.
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“On Tuesday, April 4, the Greenwich Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET) met for Decision Day. Fourteen hours of rancorous debate were on vivid display, the best interests of our children and schools went missing in action, and the BET delivered a disappointing town budget. ” – PTA Council Continue Reading →
Old Greenwich School has deficiencies described as in urgent need of remedy, ranging from flooding in “the Pit” to ADA fails along “the Dip.” Continue Reading →
“The part that screams insanity to us is that our legislative body, the (RTM), and the BET, the parts of government that should be the most risk averse, act with reckless regard to their responsibility to not financially harm our town. Delaying this approval will place the grant money in jeopardy.” – Alan Gunzburg and Stephanie Cowie, First Selectman’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities chair and vice chair Continue Reading →
P&Z said HB 5271 and relaxed outdoor dining rules notwithstanding, an application for 38 outdoor dining seats, in addition to 31 indoor seats at Glenville Pizza, with only two striped parking spaces, would make a bad situation worse. Continue Reading →
“Dangerous and Unsafe for Human Occupancy.” Continue Reading →
At meeting after meeting, Byram residents said they did not want a large new facility in the middle of the park, bifurcating the green space. Meanwhile most of the rink user committee members emphasized the goal of not losing a season of ice. Continue Reading →
The improvements are intended to make the intersection safer for pedestrians given police are no longer stationed to direct traffic from 9-5, to calm traffic and to add green space. Continue Reading →
“…the answer isn’t just an elevation or a ramp that will achieve the goal of compliance. We need to inventory the online curriculum, the door widths, the bathrooms, the playgrounds, the lunchrooms, the gyms, the parking lots, and the auditoriums, to name a few things, to ensure those areas are accessible too.” – Alan Gunzburg, Stephanie Cowie, First Selectman’s Committee for People with Disabilities Continue Reading →