Greenwich Free Press (https://greenwichfreepress.com/tag/dr-greg-kramer/)
The 3rd Annual Mianus River Park Earth Day Beautification was a testament to the community’s resilience, dedication, and commitment to preserving one of the area’s most cherished natural spaces for generations to come. Continue Reading →
The steep slope from Bruce Museum down to Steamboat Rd has been a challenge in terms of a planting plan. The applicant seeks to relocate the stone wall along Steamboat Road, lower it and push it back so the sidewalk can be doubled in width from 5 ft to 10 ft, and allow space for street trees and seven decorative street pole lights to match the ones on Greenwich Ave.
Continue Reading →
Dr. Kramer, tree warden, added that a landscape plan would need to be designed during the project and implemented upon completion. Continue Reading →
“I respectfully request that the Engineering Department at the Department of Public Works review the intended remediation area and take into consideration how and if the honey locust tree could be retained in a healthy manner while achieving the goals of safety and property concerns.” – Dr. Greg Kramer, Greenwich Tree Warden Continue Reading →
Any person, firm or corporation objecting to the removals is requested to be present at the hearing. Continue Reading →
Unless someone appeals the decision to state superior court, the trees will be removed and the remediation may begin. Continue Reading →
Regardless of whether or not the tree warden rules to approve the tree removals, his decision can be appealed, within 10 days, by an objector to State Superior Court in Stamford, which would delay the entire project. The objector can be any resident of the state. In response to an FOIA request, the tree warden provided the name of the original objector. Continue Reading →
The program has become so popular over the years that Christina Nappi, the Youth Conservation Program Administrator, said there was currently a waiting list of 100 teens. Continue Reading →
The application was broken into two parts so the remediation can begin. But the BOE must return with a landscaping and lighting plan. The P&Z commission chair said there was a history of them not fulfilling conditions of approval requiring trees to be replaced, especially at GHS. Continue Reading →
The tree warden said the work on Beech trees at the Bolling monument had nothing to do with Monday’s upcoming RTM vote on the intersection improvement project at Arch and Greenwich Ave, and that the timing reflected the vendor’s availability and the weather. Continue Reading →