Barbara O’Neill

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Old Greenwich School Renovation & Expansion Poised to Get Under Way

“It has been a long road. Would we have loved to have done it faster? It would have been cheaper. I think everyone should have confidence that we’ve looked at this as many ways as you can and we’re going to preserve this beautiful building for the next generation.” – Old Greenwich School building committee chair, James Waters Continue Reading →

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Parks & Rec Board to Ask DPW to Reopen Hearing on Flashing Beacons on Wesskum Wood in Binney Park

The Parks & Rec board met Wednesday night by Zoom and several residents participated in the public comments, saying adding rapid flashing beacons would be “overkill” on Wesskum Wood Rd through Binney Park. Continue Reading →

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Old Greenwich School Breaks Ground on Phased, Occupied Renovation

“I want to thank everyone on the building committee for all their stellar work for the town. Without these people, we wouldn’t be here today. This team worked tirelessly. They met 119 times at the school at 7:00am over the past 30 months and 10 days. And we didn’t pay them a dime.” – James Waters, Old Greenwich School building committee chair Continue Reading →

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Town Hall Capacity Maxed Out Again: Residents Urge BET to Fund Critical Projects, Not to Cut School Teacher Jobs

Numerous GHS students urged the BET not to cut staff at their school. Residents also talked about the urgency of the OGS renovation, RversideSchool feasibility study, extension of sidewalks further down Shore Road toward Tod’s Point, Cos Cob Library renovation and the Glenville Corridor project. Continue Reading →

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Group Letter to First Selectman Camillo, BET, BOE: “We implore you to address OGS renovation with a greater urgency”

“The last-minute appropriations for an elevator and sewage abatement amount to inadequate stop-gap measures, more likely to interfere with rather than advance a well-planned, holistic plan and were not based on vetted professional assessments.” – Signed by 17 District 6 RTM Representatives   Continue Reading →

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Community Update – Old Greenwich School Readies for Renovation

There are numerous critical improvements to be made to Old Greenwich School and the OGSBC is determined to make them a reality. The BOE and the OGSBC have the bandwidth to get this project done now for our children and the community. We just need adequate/requisite funding.
Most importantly, we believe there should be no unnecessary delays in fixing the serious problems at OGS. Continue Reading →

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BOE Extends Schools Chief Contract 2 Years Despite Reluctance of Two Members

After some angry voices during the public hearing, Dr. Toni Jones was given glowing reviews from six board members. Two board members said they’d prefer a one year contract extension instead of two, in order not to “tie the hands” of new members of the board in the fall. Continue Reading →

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An Open Letter to the Members of the Board of Estimate and Taxation

“We are as concerned as everyone about the economic impact of the pandemic. However, current indicators suggest our Town’s finances have held steadfast. Property transactions — and conveyance tax revenues — have increased. Divide the $900,000 difference between the BET and BOE budgets by the 16,000 families living in Greenwich and one gets $56.25.” – group letter Continue Reading →

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