“Ms. Swomley’s personal attack on First Selectman Fred Camillo and me aside, her fear mongering using children and vilifying the BET is politics at its worst.” – Michael Spilo Continue Reading →
SPILO: Alarmist Bells Are Going Off
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BET CHAIR: There is a Process for Approving Capital Funds
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“It is not fiscally prudent to ask for bids after the total cost was appropriated – practically speaking, you wouldn’t tell a contractor what you will be willing to pay before he had a chance to offer an estimate as to what they felt it would cost to do the repairs.” – Michael Mason, Chair, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Aquarion reservoir, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Cos Cob School, Julian Curtiss School, Michael Mason
GROUP LETTER: North Mianus School Community: Repair & Reopen our School Quickly
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“We have become concerned in recent weeks that some in town government aren’t acting as if this is an emergency. This void in a crisis should be of concern to our entire town.” – 333 signatures representing 189 families (79% of the NMS families) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Angela Schmidt, BET, Dan Watson, Dr. Toni Jones, Fred Camillo, North Mianus School
BET REPUBLICANS: North Mianus School Repairs – The Project Will be Fully Funded
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“The Board of Education (BOE) does not yet have a project to execute or contractors to do the work. When they do, the BET and our taxpayers will be there immediately with all needed funds. After the RTM approves next week, the Board of Education will have more than $2 million for demolition and the hiring of an architect. There is enough money to get through what needs to be done now.” – Michael Mason, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington, Bill Drake, Debra Hess, and Andy Duus Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Andy Duus, BET, Bill Drake, Debra Hess, Greenwich Public Schools, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington
RAMER: Whose Budget is this ?
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” Low taxes are great. Stinginess is not. One time gimmicks that compromise fund balances, risk funds, and sound capital financing certainly are not. To me, these party-line votes were mean and unsound budgeting.” – Jeff Ramer, Democratic member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Jeff Ramer, Julian Curtiss School, Mike Mason
MORIARTY: I Support Julian Curtiss Renovation Project and BOE-approved Ed Specs
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“When the BET votes on April 1 to approve the FY22 budget, I will be supporting the inclusion of design funds for the Julian Curtiss School renovation project and the BOE-approved Educational Specifications.” – Leslie Moriarty, Democratic Caucus Chair, Board of Estimate and Taxation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Board of Education, Julian Curtiss School, Leslie Moriarty
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Could Help Greenwich Achieve 8-30g Moratorium
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The idea of an affordable housing trust fund had been proposed to the RTM in 1988, but it was tabled. A year later the state affordable housing statute, 8-30g, was approved. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, affordable housing trust fund, BET, Fred Camillo, Greenwich Communities, Housing Authority, Jill Oberlander
LETTER: Students Deserve Better Than the Hysteria over the Education Budget
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“Reasonable people may disagree about the optimal amount to spend on education, but any attempt to equate a 1.3% increase in educational spending as extremism or anti-education is pure demagoguery.” – Cody Kittle, GHS Alum and Greenwich Dad Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, BOE, Cody Kittle, Greenwich Schools, RTM
LETTER: Greenwich Schools vs Neighboring Schools
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“Like Greenwich, most of our neighboring BET’s are decreasing the 2020-21 school budgets from requests made pre-pandemic. Budgets have not been finalized yet, but we can see that the response to the pandemic is right in-line with the Greenwich BET decision.” – John McShea Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Greenwich Schools
SWOMLEY: Feelings about Greenwich Schools budget cuts are heartfelt and legitimate.
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“Many of our elected representatives on the BET and RTM are opposed to government regulation (environmental and otherwise) on what they consider a matter of principle. They simply don’t like the idea of government spending and Covid-19 is just the latest excuse.” – Joanna Swomley Continue Reading →