The cost of renovation today? Nobody knows. But the same firm that got the job for a new rink for $16 million, now $21 million, also won a tender to renovate a similar size rink at about $6 million. Continue Reading →
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P&Z Refers Historic Greenwich Ave Intersection Design to Experts on Greenscape Committee
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“We’re hoping we can address enough issues that this will become non-controversial.” – P&Z commission chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Government, Real Estate, Alyssa Keleshian, Bolling monument, bump outs, David Wold, Dept of Public Works
Veterans Offended by Armory Drill Shed Proposal: Brings back memories of bombed out buildings
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“I think when it’s lit up at night it looks a little bit like a carnival.” – Dean Gamanos, Navy Veteran Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Armory, Chip Haslun, David Wold, Dean Gamanos, drill shed, HDC
Memorial Day Holiday Weekend Marked by Quiet Placing of Wreathes at War Monuments
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Their first stop for Dave Wold and Don Sylvester was the World War I monument outside the former Post Office. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holiday, Byram Veterans, David Wold, Don Sylvester
No Hint of Controversy in Parks & Rec Website for New Hamill Rink Project
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Parks & Rec launched a web page with official information on the Hamill Rink Project. It includes a form to submit a question requiring name and email. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Alex Popp, Bill Drake, Blaize Levitan, Byram Neighborhood Association, Byram Veterans, David Wold
Veterans Blast Hamill Rink User Committee: “There Will Be Hell to Pay”
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Francia Alvarez said there has been talk in the RTM about the Housing Authority’s interest in developing affordable housing in the area of McKinney Terrace, which abuts Eugene Morlot Park to the north and might potentially share the access road. McKinney Terrace is housing for elderly and disabled and is run by the Housing Authority.
“Is that driveway going to provide access if it were to move forward putting in housing in the area?” she asked. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Al Monelli, Bill Drake, Brent Brower, Byram Neighborhood Association, Byram Veteans Association, David Wold
RTM Cuts $900 from Budget for Design Work for Hamill Rink at Eugene Morlot Park
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Byram Vets don’t want an access road through the park. A 1991 P&Z memo confirms a Parks & Rec promise not to add pavement to parkland or disturb the veterans Memorial Grove. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Sports, Bill Drake, BOC, budget, Byram Veterans Association, David Wold, Don Sylvester
Byram Residents Seek I95 Sound Barriers, Protection for Veterans Memorials Near New Hamill Rink Site
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The Byram Neighborhood Association met Monday night via Zoom to discuss plans for a new Hamill Rink, concerns about noise from the CT Dept of Transportation’s $205 million I-95 improvement project, and a raft of concerns about beautification, blight, parking and traffic in the neighborhood on the west side of town. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Transportation, Al Shehadi, Alan Monelli, Brian O'Connor, Burgers Shakes & Fries
Hamilton Ave School Neighbors Urge Compromise to Spare Mature Trees in Way of Field Improvement
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“It’s very Pollyanna to say they’ll be replaced and in 40 years there will be the shade.” – Jessica Taal, Charles Street Continue Reading →