Selectman Sandy Litvack voted against the Municipal Improvements saying the Housing Authority had not provided all the facts for an informed vote. Continue Reading →
Selectmen Vote on Municipal Improvements for Housing Authority Projects
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Dawn Fortunato
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Special Education Parents Form Speducated Greenwich, Share Painful Stories at BOE Meeting
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At the first BOE meeting of the year, parents from a group called Speducated Greenwich testified about their experiences as parents of children receiving special education services in Greenwich Schools. Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones said UConn is conducting a special education review, that the district would work with Key2Ed, and that she had met with many parents privately. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Board of Education, Christine Dodaj, Dawn Fortunato, Diana Martinez, Dr. Toni Jones, FERPA, IEP
Housing Authority Grilled Over Proposed 4-Story, 51 Unit Building for Seniors 55+ at Armstrong Court
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Selectman Sandy Litvack questioned the Housing Authority why they want to enter the market rate rental business. Their proposed 4 story building will have 51 units of which 90% will be market rate. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, Anthony Johnson, Armstrong Court, Dawn Fortunato, Housing Authority of the Town of Greenwich, John Toner
Greenwich BOE Candidates Hash Out Racial Balance, Achievement Gap, Redistricting and Equity during Oft Testy Debate on the West Side of Town
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Board of Education candidates talked about racial balance, achievement gap, contingency plans should CT not provide the $23 million grant for a new New Lebanon, and much more. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Cathy Brunetti, Dawn Fortunato, Dr. Jill Gildea, Greenwich Public Schools, Hamilton Avenue School, Jara Burnett, Jason Auerbach
Matt Popp to RTM: Proposed New Leb Magnet School is Too Big and Won’t Work Anyway.
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Longtime Byram resident Matt Popp, an architect, is challenging the MI for New Lebanon School. He told 3 committees of the RTM that the 3-lane bus loop is simply too big and that without it, a new school be built on the hilltop and save the “urban forest.” He said he doubted families from the east side of town would send their children to New Leb, and an exodus from under-enrolled Parkway would be problematic for that school. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Dawn Fortunato, Laura Erickson, Matt Popp, New Lebanon Building Committee, New Lebanon School, Peter Berg
Greenwich Graffiti Wipeout Initiative Gets a Hearing at Board of Selectmen Meeting
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“I think graffiti damages civic pride and encourages criminal activity. It devalues property, and it’s intimidating to residents. For some, it generates fear and anger.” – Dawn Fortunato Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Government, Volunteering, Bobby Walker, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Dawn Fortunato, Fred Camillo
Test Soil at Western Middle School? Marzullo’s Motion Fails to Carry
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At Thursday’s Board of Selectmen meeting, Drew Marzullo urged Mr. Toner and Mr. Tesei to ask the Board of Education to begin testing Western Middle School fields immediately. He made a motion toward that end, but neither of the Republican selectmen seconded the motion, and so it was not carried forward. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, AECOM, Barbara O'Neill, Dawn Fortunato, Drew Marzullo, Greenwich Board of Education, Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility
Fortunato: Housing Authority’s Failure to Disclose Lead Paint to Tenants Could Mean 6-Figure Penalties
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Booth Court neighbor contends that laws requiring disclosure of lead paint are very strict, and penalties for noncompliance are steep. “According to EPA and HUD, since each Disclosure Rule requirement is a distinct obligation, failure to comply with any requirement constitutes a violation. Currently, Disclosure Rule violations are punishable up to $11,000 per violation.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Letter to the Editor, Amy Siebert, Anthony Johnson, Armstrong Court, Booth Court, Dawn Fortunato, Department of Public Works
P&Z To Require Housing Authority to Re-Test Soil Near Dump
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After hours of testimony from HATG’s attorney John Tesei, engineer Tony D’Andrea, land surveyor Mike Finkbeiner and Booth Court neighbors Dawn Fortunato and Otto Lauersdorf, followed by lengthy discussion among the P&Z commissioners long after midnight, the commission decided to approve the preliminary site plan with the condition that HATG add two test pits near Booth Court for “a double-check.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Anthony Johnson, Armstrong Court, Booth Court, Dawn Fortunato, John Tesei, Katie DeLuca
Week in Review: “Pinnoccio” vs “Shirley,” Urban to Exit, 7 Fishes, Beloved Selectman Dies
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Top stories on Greenwich Free Press December 21-28, 2014. WGCH TRANSCRIPT: Housing Authority Leader Accuses Booth Ct Mother of Child with Lead Poisoning of Slander
On Dec. 19 Sam Romeo took a call from a woman who initially identified herself as Shirley. The caller was Dawn Fortunato who is a longtime neighbor of Armstrong Court and the former town dump, now “Holly Hill Resource Recovery Facility.” Fortunato took Romeo to task for the Housing Authority’s claim that soil samples tfrom the northwest corner of the public housing complex were “clean” as stated on the authority’s website. Continue Reading →