Janet Stone McGuigan

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Selectmen Consider DPW North Street Bridge Project Detour Route and Road Closure

“One of the things we are including in the contract is some temporary traffic calming measures that we can implement as needed, in the event we start seeing people not behaving well on some of the side roads or the detour route itself. We’ll have additional signage and variable message boards – flashing signs – and potentially we can even put in temporary speed humps in some of the smaller surrounding areas if people start using them for cut-throughs.” – DPW commissioner Jim Michel Continue Reading →

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Greenwich Selectmen Vote 2-1 to Seek Temporary Restraining Order against School Board

During a Board of Selectmen special meeting, the 3-person board voted 2-1 in favor of seeking a temporary restraining order challenging the legality of the Board of Education’s meetings since Oct 21, 2024. In response the BOE chair pushed back, saying, “We are the Board of Ed, not the Board of Fred, and were elected to work for the children, parents, and residents of this school district, not the First Selectman.” Continue Reading →

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Selectmen Vote 2-0-1 to Appoint Cappiali to BOE Vacancy; Town and BOE to Litigate

On Monday the BOE voted 4-1 to fill their Republican vacancy with Jen Behette. At Tuesday’s special meeting of the Selectmen, Town attorney Schellenberg said the Selectmen could appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy on any town board of commission if that vacancy hasn’t been filled in 30 days, pursuant to CGS section 7-107. Democratic Selectperson Stone McGuigan said the BOE was a state body, not a town board of commission. Continue Reading →

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Groundbreaking! Cos Cob Branch Library Renovation Begins

The project will add an additional 1,120 square feet to the Cos Cob Library, mainly devoted to a new 857-square foot community room. The layout of the existing interior space will change, shifting the children’s section to the Rotunda area on the eastern side of the building and moving the adult section to the western part of the building, providing nearly 600 square feet of additional space for children and young adults. Continue Reading →

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Patience Wears Thin over Noise from Temporary HVAC at Hamilton Ave School

The machinery is parked on top of the pedestrian path on the east side of the school, next to a 10-unit apartment complex at 180 Hamilton Ave where neighbors have complained about the noise. The Health Dept issued a variance for the temporary HVAC in August 2023. It may remain in place for two more years. Continue Reading →

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