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Several Republican members of the BET questioned whether Greenwich Avenue was even out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Karen Fassuliotis said the ADA law included a “Safe Harbor” clause meant that if there was compliance with the 1991 ADA or 2010 ADA standards for curb cuts, it wasn’t necessary to upgrade them when there is repaving. Continue Reading →
“I think we need to do a re-set on this project. We need to go back to the drawing board and look at minimizing this, and taking this down the ADA scope…” – BET chair Harry Fisher Continue Reading →
At the May 30 DPW hearing, feedback from residents stemmed from bump outs proposed as part of the plan to make Greenwich Avenue ADA compliant. DPW’s Jim Michel said bump outs were necessary, but many residents were skeptical. Continue Reading →
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 →