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“If you are frustrated by traffic, if you’re concerned about letting your kids walk to school, if you’re sick of not being able to find a parking space, this is one of the solutions that we have. Let’s explore our town, our neighborhoods and let’s explore Stamford.” – Lucy von Brachel Continue Reading →
The vote to approve the grant passed with a total of 210 votes – 104 in favor, 101 against and 5 abstentions.
After the announcement of the vote, there was a bit of a kerfuffle and members interrupted the moderator during discussion of item 11 to say some people believed their votes had not been counted. Continue Reading →
“..an important consideration is what may happen to the land if the project is not approved. I do not know what may happen to this land, but I do know that many developers have been buying up parcels in Greenwich and proposing outsized and incongruous low-income housing under State Statute 8-30g. If this were to happen, our Planning and Zoning Commission could not protect the neighborhood from what may be an even more concerning development.” – Brooks Harris Continue Reading →
“The draft Greenwich Plan of Affordable Housing Plan starts to lay out our options so we can make informed choices. Let’s determine if there are better options for us than just allowing developers to ignore our zoning regulations.” – Brooks Harris Continue Reading →
Monday night’s RTM set a record, with 228 out of 230 members in attendance via Zoom. Continue Reading →
“The Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) projects that if we “prioritize” the BOE’s master plan as proposed, capital spending will rise dramatically, our mill rate will increase by 60% and our debt will triple over the life of the program. Oberlander knows this. She is Chair of the BET.” – Brooks Harris Continue Reading →
“We are at a critical juncture where spending is about to increase dramatically while the new debt policy is a risk to our long-standing financial strength and quality of life.” – Bill Drake (BET) and Brooks Harris (RTM) Continue Reading →
“If you only fund projects with short-term debt, you may never make the large, long-term investments you need because the short-term impact on taxes would be prohibitive.” – Brooks Harris, RTM District 10, RTM Finance Committee Continue Reading →
“A quick response to Brooks Harris’ effort for ‘looking hard’ for stray plastic bags in Greenwich, not sure where you are looking but there’s no need to look hard here in Riverside.” – Susan Foster, Riverside Continue Reading →