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With Blessing from Selectmen, OGS Building Committee to Proceed to P&Z with Pre-Application in May: “Every Week Counts”

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The Board of Selectmen voted on “A request for Municipal Improvement status for the Old Greenwich School project” at their meeting on Thursday morning. The discussion was a second read of the request. The first read was on March 22 meeting, prior to BET decision day on the fiscal 2024 budget, where Democratic members urged the full board’s approval of $34.9 million for a total renovation of the school. That did not happen. The BET did approve $1.1 million to complete Architecture & Engineering work. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, Board of Selectmen, James Waters, Old Greenwich School, P&Z, Planning & Zoning

OPINION: It’s Time to Put Our Cash Reserves to Use For Our School Projects

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“Greenwich town government is awash with cash, and this is the time to put some of that cash to use for our school capital projects.  I believe that Greenwich should allocate up to $40 million from our $92.2 million cash reserves towards those projects.  Here’s why.” – Sean Goldrick Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Credit Rating Agencies, Dan Ozizmir, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Public Schools, Rainy Day Fund, Sean Goldrick

Moriarty and Erickson: Our Rationale for Not Supporting the Amended FY24 Budget

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“We will continue discussions with all BET members to achieve our shared goals of maintaining Greenwich’s reputation as a desirable community that offers the services and amenities residents expect with the lowest achievable tax rate. The BET will be holding a public hearing on March 29 at 7:00 pm. We welcome your input.” – Leslie Moriarty and Laura Erickson, Democratic members of the BET Budget Committee Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BET Budget Committee, Laura Erickson, Laura Moriarty

LETTER: Greenwich’s Republican-Controlled BET Fails on ADA Compliance

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“Does the Republican-controlled BET not consider the federally-protected rights of disabled residents worth taxpayer funds? Do they consider waiting to be sued a “cost of doing business”? If so, it is a cynical manipulation of its own disabled residents.” – Stephanie Landry, Greenwich Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, ADA compliance, BET, Paul Cappiali, Stephanie Landry

Community Update – Old Greenwich School Readies for Renovation

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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 →

Filed under: Schools, Alan Gunzburg, Barbara O'Neill, BET, Board of Education, Cristina Dawson, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Public Schools