“Here’s the worst case. So, we turn this down and DPW decides maybe we need a four lane highway here and maybe it ends up looking like Route 1.” – P&Z commissioner Arn Welles Continue Reading →
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DPW Commissioner Siebert to Retire; Town Commences Search for Replacement
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Amy Siebert’s appointment as commissioner was announced back in 2008 by then First Selectman Peter Tesei, who noted that Siebert had served as the Deputy Commissioner since July 2007. In 2004 she joined the Town as Sewer Division Manager. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Amy Siebert, Dept of Public Works
Plenty of Feedback to DPW on Traffic & Safety in Byram, Chickahominy, Glenville, Pemberwick:
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“This part of town is heavily trafficked. It’s really dense. We have a lot of kids. There are a lot of elderly people. We all walk and some of us use public transportation or ride bikes even though it’s dangerous.” – Lucy von Brachel Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Police & Fire, Transportation, Delavan Ave, Dept of Public Works, I95 exit 2, Safe Streets 4 All
Elected Officials Announce $400,000 Federal Grant to Improve Road Safety in Greenwich
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“We need to be on a road to zero fatalities and injuries on our roads.Vision Zero is reachable and reasonable.” – US Senator Blumenthal Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Transportation, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Dept of Public Works, DPW, Fred Camillo, Janet Stone McGuigan, Jim Himes
Bridge Replacement in Binney Park Starts Wednesday: Detour Begins July 5
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This project will replace the Wesskum Wood Road Bridge, a deteriorating vehicular bridge adjacent to Binney Park that was originally built in 1950. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Transportation, Dept of Public Works, Wesskum Wood Road Bridge
Drainage in Cos Cob: What’s the Cost of Doing Nothing?
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And like the previous meetings for the Pemberwick and Brothers Brook drainage area neighbors responded with frustration that the town wasn’t doing more to mitigate flooding and the emphasis on action items was for residents to do their own flood mitigation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Army Corps of Engineers, Arn Welles, Bible Street Park, Chris von Keyserling, coastal flooding, Cos Cob
Sound Beach Ave Bridge Completion Marked with Ribbon Cutting in Binney Park
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The project cost $2.5 million, and was funded through the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) grant from the CT Dept of Transportation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Binney Park, Dept of Public Works, Gabriella Circosta-Cohee, Jim Michel, Sound Beach Avenue, Tony Vitti
DPW: Roadwork Moratorium Begins November 21, 2022
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During this period roadway openings, excavations, blocking or restricting public sidewalks, or parking spaces will not be permitted, except for emergency work. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Dept of Public Works, DPW
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
Town of Greenwich Declares National Public Works Week
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The town marked May 15 to May 21 as National Public Works Week. There was a proclamation and raising ofthe official Public Works flag. Continue Reading →