The RTM meeting was short, given the tree cutting ordinance was withdrawn. The SOMR on Net Zero energy for town facilities was discussed, amended and approved 157 for, 25 against, and 4 abstaining. Continue Reading →
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New RTM Flexes Its Muscle: Gets New Noise Ordinance in Place, Including Summer Ban on Gas Leaf Blowers
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“At last, instead of listening to ear piercing noise and inhaling toxic fumes, for a few months out of the year residents can enjoy some fresh air and the sounds of nature in their own backyards.” – Elizabeth Dempsey Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Alexis Voulgaris, Alison Soler, Cathy Whitaker, Donna Gaudioso-Zeal, Elizabeth Dempsey, gas leaf blowers
First Peek at the New RTM: BOC Elects New Officers
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James Waters was voted in as chair of the BOC. Daniel Izzo was voted in as vice chair and Aakash Patel will serve as secretary. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Aakash Patel, Alexis Voulgaris, Daniel Izzo, James Waters, Jane Sprung
Waters: From the Front Lines – A Town Held Hostage by a Fringe Minority
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“If elected, they aim to force fringe initiatives on the town and replicate Steve Bannon’s “precinct strategy” of taking over municipal governments. This has been executed with disastrous results in other towns across America.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, James Waters, RTM
Arora Accused of Fear-Mongering for Calling Renovation in Place at Old Greenwich School Unsafe
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“The kids will be in this building when this renovation is going on and these hazardous chemicals are being abated. Make no doubt there will be asbestos and other hazardous chemicals. If it were my young child I would not want them in that school.” – Nisha Arora Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, BET Budget Committee, Blaize Levitan, James Waters, Joe Kelly, Laura Erickson
P&Z Watch: Many New Faces Testify; Old Greenwich School MI is Complete
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P&Z unanimously endorsed an Old Greenwich School Municipal Improvement and Preliminary Site plan. There were about a dozen new faces of parents and alumni testifying before the commission in support of the project. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, David Stein, James Waters, Jen Benciengo, Matt DesChamps, Old Greenwich School
GROUP LETTER: Planned Takeover of The RTM Is a Clear and Present Danger to Greenwich Government
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“This effort is what former Trump advisor Steve Bannon labeled the ‘precinct strategy’ and it is happening in real time, in our community.” – A Coalition Of Registered Republican, Democratic and Undecided Voters. Stephanie Cowie, Jeremy Kostin, Arline Lomazzo, Jaysen Medhurst, Skip Parker, Dan Quigley, Steve Rubin, James Waters Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Arline Lomazzo, Dan Quigley, Donald Trump, Greenwich Patriots, Greenwich Representative Town Meeting, James Waters, Jaysen Medhurst
BET’s “Ugly, Messy Conversation” on Discontinuing OGS Independent Cost Estimator Project
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The BET met Monday and the agenda included a motion presented by Democratic member Leslie Moriarty to discontinue the Old Greenwich School cost estimate project. Mr. Ramer said the process had become tainted because one member of the BET had talked to a bidder. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, BET, Bill Drake, Board of Estimate and Taxation, cost estimator project, Dan Ozizmir, David Weisbrod
Town Lines up to Push Old Greenwich School Renovation Forward…What will the BET do?
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If all the approvals line up and the application is submitted to the state by June 30, the project is on track to start in the summer of 2024. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Alexis Voulgaris, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Dan Ozizmir
With Blessing from Selectmen, OGS Building Committee to Proceed to P&Z with Pre-Application in May: “Every Week Counts”
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The Board of Selectmen voted on “A request for Municipal Improvement status for the Old Greenwich School project” at their meeting on Thursday morning. The discussion was a second read of the request. The first read was on March 22 meeting, prior to BET decision day on the fiscal 2024 budget, where Democratic members urged the full board’s approval of $34.9 million for a total renovation of the school. That did not happen. The BET did approve $1.1 million to complete Architecture & Engineering work. Continue Reading →