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The BET organizational meeting featured election of officers, ushering in Democratic leadership by unanimous consent – David Weisbrod as chair, Matt DesChamps as vice chair and Doug Fenton as clerk – committee assignments and liaisons were announced. Then the newly formed Debt & Fund Balance Policy Committee met, chaired by Democrat Elliot Alchek. Continue Reading →
Thursday night’s capital projects public hearing, organized by current BET chair, Republican Harry Fisher and First Selectman Fred Camillo, had few surprises but for feedback that the entire process should be more transparent. The meeting lasted just one hour. It might have been longer if there was an option to testify remotely. On the dais, in addition to Fisher and Camillo were BET members Elliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Leslie Moriarty, David Weisbrod, Leslie Tarkington and Stephen Selbst.
Not in attendance were Lucia Jansen, Nisha Arora, David Alfano, Scott Kalb or Karen Fassuliotis. Continue Reading →
“…the Republican controlled BET has been using its tie-breaking vote to ram through spending cuts and deleting over $140 million in major projects from the capital plan, including zeroing out funding to replace the Hamill rink, flood protection for Grass Island sewage treatment plant, and to renovate North Street School.” – Peter Cruikshank and Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
Thursday’s historic debate among 13 candidates for the 12-member Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation – 6 Democrats, 6 Republicans and 1 Independent – was essentially a showdown over which party deserves control the board in the next term. Continue Reading →
“We believe in public service and common decency. They seek personal power and resort to lies, innuendos and slander to attack us.” – Committee for a Better BET – Sally Bednar, Josh Brown, Harry Fisher, Joe Kelly, Joe Pellegrino, Leslie Tarkington. Continue Reading →
The primary is on on Sept 9, 2025. A Board of Estimate & Taxation Debate is schedule for Thursday, October 9, from 7:00 – 9:00pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room. Continue Reading →
“These projects, such as the rink and flood hardening at Grass Island will have to be done and need to be included in the CIP. They should not be disappeared in order to make future budgets look fiscally plausible.” – Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
“You have accomplished nothing good on the budget, or for schools here. So stop the chortling over ancient newspaper texts and blaming Democrats for budget issues in a town run nearly stem to stern by the Republican Party. It’s a ruse in response to voter anger over this budget.” – Brian Raabe Continue Reading →
All the BET Republicans said they supported the First Selectman’s decision to override the advisory committee on Community Development Block Grants. The committee said they had chosen projects with the greatest direct client impact and safety value. Continue Reading →
Three of the four Republicans seated voted to table the vote until a later date. That vote failed. The board then voted on the contract extension. The vote was 5-3 with three of the Republicans voting no. Continue Reading →