After about 40 speakers addressed the 230-member body, the motion failed in a vote: 52 Yes, 136 No and 6 Abstentions. Continue Reading →
Greenwich RTM Vote on Rink MI Fails: “Democracy in Action”
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Cheryl Moss
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Wilbur Peck Tenant Faces Eviction after Complaint to RTM about Roach Infestation
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“There is a lack of transparency, accountability and process. We can’t continue to blame tenants for issues that arise. We as a town have to be better than this. These are our most vulnerable residents.” – State Rep Steve Meskers Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Cheryl Moss, cockroaches, Greenwich Communities, Steve Meskers, Wilbur Peck Court
Town Hall Capacity Maxed Out Again: Residents Urge BET to Fund Critical Projects, Not to Cut School Teacher Jobs
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Numerous GHS students urged the BET not to cut staff at their school. Residents also talked about the urgency of the OGS renovation, RversideSchool feasibility study, extension of sidewalks further down Shore Road toward Tod’s Point, Cos Cob Library renovation and the Glenville Corridor project. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Alan Gunzburg, Barbara O'Neill, BET, Caleb Kaalund, Cheryl Moss, Cole Sullivan
KALB & MOSS: More Increases to Your Trash Bill, with Little to Show for It
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“The bottom line – to get people to reduce the amount of trash they are throwing away we must appeal to their self-interest. We need a metered service for trash, just as we have a metered service for electricity, water, and gas. People don’t waste these services because they are charged by the kilowatt hour, the liter, or the cubic meter.” – Scott Kalb and Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Cheryl Moss, Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility, municipal solid waste, Pay as You Throw, recycling, Scott Kalb, tipping fees
Moss and Rubin: Greenwich Republicans Take a Page from National Playbook – Disenfranchising Voters
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“We are calling for the RTM Members from District 3, Dawn Fortunato and District 8, Jim Finn, to be seated immediately after having been duly elected in September and sworn in by the town clerk.” – Cheryl Moss and Steven Rubin
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Cheryl Moss, Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Dawn Fortunato, District 3, District 8, FOIA, Jackie Budkins
RTM Votes Not to Direct Fire Dept Fees to Affordable Housing Trust Despite Stern Warnings of Possible State Mandates
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Advocates for a portion of Fire Dept review fees going to the town’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund noted that Greenwich is not in compliance with the state requirement towns have 10% of their housing be affordable. They said the town was on borrowed time before mandates are handed down from Hartford. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, affordable housing, affordable housing trust fund, Cheryl Moss, Dan Ozizmir, Ed Dadakis
With RTM Authority Challenged, RTM Votes to Appeal Ruling of Town Law Dept
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Assistant Town Attorney Aamina Ahmad said the town legal dept determine the motion to amend a proposed ordinance to direct 50% of fire dept fees to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund was not in legal order.
Tom Byrne disagreed. He said the RTM was the ordinance-adopting authority in town. He urged appealing the Law Department’s opinion. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, affordable housing trust fund, Alexis Voulgaris, Bob Barolak, Cheryl Moss, Fire Dept Review Fees, General Fund, Lucia Jansen
RTM Approval of $500K CTCL Grant in Jeopardy after Claims Votes Weren’t Counted
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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 →
Filed under: Government, ADL, Aiden Wasserman, Alexis Voulgaris, Andrew Winston, Anthony Moor, Anti-Defamation League, Barbara Shellenberg
RTM Sense of the Meeting Resolution Approved to “Send a Message” to Hartford on 8-30g
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“The town has failed in all respects. The SOMR is a scare tactic, and only represents 150 people who want to change the only regulation that will provide the affordable housing.” – Joe Pecora Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Cheryl Moss, Ellen Brennan-Galvin, Fred Camillo, Hector Arzeno, Jane Sprung
MOSS: What’s at Stake on November 2nd
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“The 12 BET members on the ballot (6 Republicans and 6 Democrats) will determine how your property taxes are spent in town. The party slate receiving the most votes wins control of the BET and the chair gets an extra tie-breaking vote, gaining control of the whole town budget!” – Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →