Monday night’s RTM set a record, with 228 out of 230 members in attendance via Zoom. Continue Reading →
RTM Mulls Tipping Fees During Four Hour Zoom Meeting
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Doreen Pearson
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P&Z Applauds Abilis Coffee Shop, Reluctant on Historic Overlay for 48 Maple
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“An HO allows additional uses, but it also allows for an increase in square footage in the building, up to 28,800 sq ft….Now there is 12,000 sq ft. …You’re having a Historic Overlay to save the building in perpetuity, but in 20 years the church could add an awful lot and redevelop to 28,000 sq ft.” – P&Z Commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Abilis, Alan Gunzburg, Coffee for Good, Dennis Yeskey, Doreen Pearson
Maple Avenue Neighbors Versus Greenwich Academy: The Battle Has Just Begun
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At Tuesday’s P&Z meeting Greenwich Academy returned with an updated proposal to combine 96 Maple and 100 Maple into one property where they seek to relocate their Cowan Center, a program for children from 8 weeks old to 4 years old, that services teachers at Greenwich Academy, Brunswick School, and “affiliate families.” The house is located in the single family R-20 zone. It was granted a Historic Overlay (HO) for a second unit in 1979 in return for preserving the historic structure in perpetuity. In later years, the house was illegally divided into four units and has four kitchens. Subscribe to the daily Greenwich Free Press newsletter. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, 96 Maple Ave, Bill Galvin, Bruce Cohen, Brunswick School, Chip Haslun
No Favorable HDC Recommendation for Greenwich Academy’s Daycare at 96/100 Maple Ave
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The Historic District Commission voted that the proposed landscape and parking for Greenwich Aademy’s preschool at 96 Maple are not compatible with the original HO for the 1910 house. Continue Reading →