“To develop this site you really have to denude most of the site to get this to work right.” – P&Z commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
P&Z Gets a First Taste of 6-Story, 176-Unit 8-30g Building Proposed to Replace Putnam Green
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Byram Warehouse Owner Proposes to Convert Some Space to Residential Units
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The owner of 18 Beech Street proposes to add three two-bedroom apartment units to the second floor of the building. One of the residential units would be deeded affordable housing in exchange for greater FAR and building height if required. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 18 Beech Street, Byram, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, Javier Barajas
Rink MI for Modified “Flip” Skates Through RTM over Objections of Referrers
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“What does Byram get out of this $50 or maybe $60 million project? We get an access road that will split the park in half.” – Alex Popp
“Eugene Morlot park will be truly accessible to people of all abilities and ages, creating POCD guiding principle #1 an even greater sense of place.” – Steph Cowie Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Alex Popp, Byram, Cheryl Moss, Eugene Morlot Park, Fred Camillo, Jim Michel
Byram Neighbors, P&Z Skeptical about Proposed 2-Family on “Severely Undersized Lot”
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The applicant referred to on Oxer Place as a “de facto cul-de-sac,” but neighbors described it as a dead end with maxed out on-street parking at night, a history of flooding and pedestrian traffic via path to Henry Street. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Arn Welles, Byram, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Nick Macri, Oxer Place
Newly Formed Hamill Rink Task Force Elects Officers, Reviews “Charge”
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On Wednesday a newly formed rink task force held its first meeting and elected its officers, including Matt DesChamps as chair. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Alexis Voulgaris, Byram, Dan Izzo, Ed Fuss, Eugene Morlot Park, FOIA
Pedestrian Struck in Crosswalk on Mill St in Byram
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The pedestrian was in a crosswalk at the time, and the driver was subsequently issued an infraction. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire, Byram, Byram Neighborhood Association, Delavan Ave, I-95, Mill Street, Port Chester
Greenwich RTM Vote on Rink MI Fails: “Democracy in Action”
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After about 40 speakers addressed the 230-member body, the motion failed in a vote: 52 Yes, 136 No and 6 Abstentions. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Al Shehadi, Alexis Voulgaris, Bill Drake, Bucky Putnam, Byram, Cheryl Moss
RTM Committees Balk at Flaws in Rink Process; All Vote to Reject the MI
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After a group meeting, four committees went to separate rooms in town hall to discuss and vote on the appeal of the ice rink MI. Land Use Committee: 4 yes, 5 no, 1 abstain. Public Works Committee: 1 yes; 9 no. Finance Committee: 3 yes, 6 no, 1 abstain. Last week, the Budget Overview Committee also voted to reject: 2 yes, 7 no, 3 abstain. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Al Shehadi, Bill Drake, Byram, Dorothy Hamill Ice Skating Rink, James Waters, Joe Siciliano
New Lebanon School 5th Graders Set to Perform Finding Nemo Kids
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The theater arts program at New Lebanon is made possible by the Greenwich Alliance for Education. According to Alliance director Julie Faryniarz, this is the fourth year the non-profit has funded the comprehensive theater program. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Schools, Andrea Casson Vaz, Audrey Maurer, Bernadette Christie, Byram, Carol Pugliano-Martin, Darina Fox
Proposed Hamill Rink: The stepsister trying to squeeze her foot into Cinderella’s slipper?
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“To me if feels like the stepsister trying to squeeze her foot into Cinderella’s slipper. It just feels like a big thing trying to fit into a small space.” –P&Z commission chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →