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 →
JoAnn Messina
Recent Posts
P&Z Watch: CMS Pre-App Proposes Removal of Rock Outcropping and 1800 Trees
|
On Tuesday the P&Z commission focused on plans to level the rock outcropping, student safety and traffic flow.
The driveway will allow 60 cars to queue. The proposed bus loop comes off Orchard Street. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Alex Popp, Central Middle School, CMS, Coachlamp Lane, Cos Cob
Greenwich Tree Conservancy Plants 100 Trees after Receiving a CT Urban Forest Council Grant
|
Town of Greenwich Assistant Director of Environmental Affairs, the GTC looked at the town Tree Equity Scorecard to determine which areas would most benefit from additional tree canopy. The initial award was to plant 50 trees in Pemberwick, Byram and Chickahominy. However the GTC was able to plant double that number. Endorsing the concept of necessary tree canopy, the Governor, just announced a plan to plant 1000’s of trees in densely populated cities and towns in Connecticut. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Giving, Volunteering, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, GTC, JoAnn Messina
P&Z Watch: Cries for Real Grass at Western Middle School Won’t Delay Start of Remediation Work
|
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 →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Al Shehadi, Brian Phillips, Dan Watson, DEEP, Dr. Greg Kramer, Elizabeth Dempsey
Greenwich Tree Conservancy: House Bills Address Destructive Tree Cutting by DOT, Eversource
|
“The pace of this destructive practice appears to be increasing at the same time as stronger storms are creating more dramatic flooding and the resulting erosion. This cutting also results in the creation of heat islands throughout town and other unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect our neighborhoods.” – JoAnn Messina, Executive Director, Greenwich Tree Conservancy Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, CT Dept of Transportation, Eversource, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina, tree clearcutting
Timing of Work on Beech Trees Questioned in Advance of Monday’s RTM Vote on Arch St Intersection Improvements
|
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 →
Filed under: Government, Dr. Greg Kramer, Fred Camillo, JoAnn Messina, Joe Kay, RTM, Tina Volkwein
P&Z Refers Historic Greenwich Ave Intersection Design to Experts on Greenscape Committee
|
“We’re hoping we can address enough issues that this will become non-controversial.” – P&Z commission chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
Filed under: Arts, Government, Real Estate, Alyssa Keleshian, Bolling monument, bump outs, David Wold, Dept of Public Works
Proposed “Vinci Gardens” Criticized for Height, Mass, Tree Loss, Lack of Respect for Historic Byram School
|
There remain major concerns with the site plan for the proposed 52-unit elderly housing development proposed by Greenwich Communities. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, 8-3og, affordable housing, Al Shehadi, Anne Kristoff, Anthony Johnson
Major Public-Private Partnership in the Works to Plant 500 Trees on Rte 1 in Greenwich
|
On Thursday elected officials, town employees and volunteers gathered along busy Route 1 in Old Greenwich to mark the last leg of the effort to pick sites for new trees. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Fred Camillo, Greenscape Committee, Greenscape Task Force, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, Greg Kramer, Jackie Pruitt, Jim Michel
Pollinator Pathway Mural: The Mission is More than Butterflies and Flowers
|
A crowd gathered Wednesday for a ribbon cutting t the pollinator pathway mural on East Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →