According to Sheryl Mandala, who is coordinating the Greenwich effort, Konrad Flejter of Fairfield continues to fill shipping containers with the desperately needed items and ship them to Poland near the Ukraine border. Continue Reading →
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Standing Room Only BET Public Hearing Draws Passionate Residents
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Monday night’s BET public hearing on the capital budget and American Recovery Plan Act spending will largely be remembered for the groups who championed or opposed specific projects. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Abbe Large, Alan Gunzburg, ARPA Funding, BET, Bill Drake, bump outs, Central Middle School
Nisha Arora: Funding the rebuild of our schools
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A prudent and expeditious plan to modernize our school infrastructure . Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Board of Education, Central MiddleSchool, Julian Curtiss School, Nisha Arora, Old GreenwichSchool
GROUP LETTER: So It’s Come to This?
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“Dangerous and Unsafe for Human Occupancy.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, ADA, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Central Middle School, Greenwich High School, Julian Curtiss School
Residents Unite to Demand BET action on Julian Curtiss, Old Greenwich and Central Middle Schools
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Parents described flooding including sewage at Old Greenwich School, buckling walls and water coming in at Central Middle School, injured children being carried up an down stairs at Julian Curtiss due to lack of an elevator. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Anthony Moor, Bicycle Task Force, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Byram, Carey Bisbee, Central Middle School
BET Debate Highlights Difference in Philosophies as Parties Vie for Coveted Tie-Breaking Vote
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Though all nominees will be seated after Nov 2, the result of the election is that the party whose candidates garner the most votes in total gets to choose the BET’s chair, and that person holds the tie breaking vote. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, ADA compliance, air quality, Bill Drake, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, capital projects, Dan Ozizmir
Selectmen Candidates Talk Priorities for Greenwich during LWV Debate
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Topics included deteriorating public schools Infrastructure, Eastern Greenwich Civic Center, public-private partnerships, partisan rancor, affordable housing. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, affordable housing, BET, Bill Kelly, BOE, Central Middle School, Fred Camillo, Governor Ned Lamont
BET CHAIR: There is a Process for Approving Capital Funds
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“It is not fiscally prudent to ask for bids after the total cost was appropriated – practically speaking, you wouldn’t tell a contractor what you will be willing to pay before he had a chance to offer an estimate as to what they felt it would cost to do the repairs.” – Michael Mason, Chair, Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Aquarion reservoir, BET, Board of Education, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Cos Cob School, Julian Curtiss School, Michael Mason
RAMER: Whose Budget is this ?
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” Low taxes are great. Stinginess is not. One time gimmicks that compromise fund balances, risk funds, and sound capital financing certainly are not. To me, these party-line votes were mean and unsound budgeting.” – Jeff Ramer, Democratic member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Jeff Ramer, Julian Curtiss School, Mike Mason
Open Letter from BET Republicans to JC PTA and Families: We should not add more classrooms nor add new common spaces.
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“As you may know, enrollment in our Greenwich Schools is declining, creating excess classroom space across Greenwich’s 11 elementary schools. In fact, due to this declining enrollment, we now have nearly enough vacant classrooms to accommodate a mid-sized elementary school.” – Michael Mason
Karen Fassuliotis
Bill Drake
Leslie Tarkington
Debra Hess
Andy Duus Continue Reading →