“This is not a recipe for orderly or responsible development.” – Francis Pickering, Western Connecticut Council of Governments Continue Reading →
Dire Warnings Issued on Impact of “Transit Oriented Development” Bill 5429 in Fairfield County
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Bill Galvin
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WETLANDS WATCH: Milbrook Crossing Raises Concern about Flooding, Pollution, Loss of Stabilizing Trees
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“It’s in a flood way and 100 year flood plane. I have significant concern – it’s not clear how the site would be protected in small events let alone significant ones.” – Pat Sesto, Director of Greenwich Environmental Affairs Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Bill Galvin, East Brothers Brook, Elliot Benton, flood, flood way
WETLANDS WATCH: 28 Proposed Residences at Former Mel Gibson Estate Scrutinized
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About 100 residents wearing “RHA” stickers for Round Hill Association attended Monday’s Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency meeting to object to a proposed development of 28 single family homes organized as condominiums with a community center at 124 Old Mill Road. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Bill Galvin, Elliot Benton, Greenwich Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, John Conte, John Tesei, Mel Gibson
Greenwich Academy Neighbors Say Quality of Life Has Taken a Hit This Summer
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“We didn’t sign up to live next to a quarry.” – Ellen Brennan-Galvin Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Bill Galvin, Cowan Center, Ellen Brennan Galvin, ghost house, Greenwich Academy
Maple Avenue Neighbors Versus Greenwich Academy: The Battle Has Just Begun
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At Tuesday’s P&Z meeting Greenwich Academy returned with an updated proposal to combine 96 Maple and 100 Maple into one property where they seek to relocate their Cowan Center, a program for children from 8 weeks old to 4 years old, that services teachers at Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and “affiliate families.” The house is located in the single family R-20 zone. It was granted a Historic Overlay (HO) for a second unit in 1979 in return for preserving the historic structure in perpetuity. In later years, the house was illegally divided into four units and has four kitchens. Subscribe to the daily Greenwich Free Press newsletter. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, 96 Maple Ave, Bill Galvin, Bruce Cohen, Brunswick School, Chip Haslun
Audi Wins Rematch at P&Z in Overtime
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Despite a show of force by RTM members and neighbors of the Audi dealership on West Putnam Ave, Audi won approval for their expansion and updates to exterior lighting. Peter Quigley, member of the harbor commission expressed “grave” concerns about pollution to Horseneck Brook, which feeds into Long Island Sound. There was also vociferous opposition came from a stream of RTM members from all parts of town, including Mike Warner, Peter Berg and Bill Galvin, as well as Ginny Gwynn, director of Greenwich Land Trust. T Continue Reading →