Debates included the topics of funding capital projects, climate resilience, energy cost savings and public safety. Continue Reading →
Heated Finance Board Debate: Zingers, Accusations and Raised Voices
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Karen Fassuliotis
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OPINION: Revitalizing Old Greenwich Elementary – Unveiling the Facts behind the Renovation
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“The best decisions are made when we listen to each other, focus on facts, and debate openly and rigorously.” – Nisha Arora, Bill Drake, Karen Fassuliotis, Harry Fisher and Leslie Tarkington are Republican members of the Board of Estimate & Taxation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Bill Drake, Harry Fisher, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkingon, Nisha Arora, Old Greenwich School
United in Values, Greenwich Republicans Unanimously Endorse Full Slate for Fall Elections
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The RTC voted unanimously on a slate of candidates to compete in the municipal election on November 7. For Board of Education, 4 candidates were nominated for 2 openings. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Adele Caroll, Andrea Blume, Beth MacGillavray, Bill Drake, Central Middle School, Charles Edward Thivierge, Dan Ozizmir
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
Fassuliotis: The BET Vote Did Not Delay Construction of Old Greenwich School
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“The Board of Education and their parent-led Building Committee, supported by election motivated Democrats, decided to try to compress all these reviews and approvals into one month and bully the Finance Board into approving $41 million without a MI and required reviews by all the appropriate town agencies or elected legislature.” – Karen Fassuliotis Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Karen Fassuliotis
BET Republicans: Greenwich Passes Historic Budget
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“While the tactics of Democrats on the BET were disappointing, no budget delivers everything that everyone wants.” – Dan Ozizmir, Nisha Arora, Karen Fassuliotis, Harry Fisher, and Leslie Tarkington Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Board of Estimate and Taxation, Dan Ozizmir, Harry Fisher, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington, Nisha Arora
BET Republicans: $70 Million for New Central Middle School is Reasonable & Prudent
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“Compromise is needed to keep the build on schedule.” – Dan Ozizmir, Nisha Arora, Bill Drake, Karen Fassuliotis, Harry Fisher, and Leslie Tarkington Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, BET, Bill Drake, Central Middle School, Harry Fisher, Karen Fassuliotis, Leslie Tarkington, Nisha Arora
BET Republicans: Creating consensus on public projects – Building Central Middle School on time and on budget
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“As elected members of the BET, we owe it to our residents to be thorough in our analysis and ask the tough questions. We have the responsibility to find compromise and build consensus. For CMS, we need to be open to building the school faster and be open to considering a slight 10-15% reduction to help the project stay within budget.” – BET Republicans Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Letter to the Editor, Schools, BET Republicans, Bill Drake, Central Middle School, Central Middle School building committee, Harry Fisher
RTM Approval of $500K CTCL Grant in Jeopardy after Claims Votes Weren’t Counted
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The vote to approve the grant passed with a total of 210 votes – 104 in favor, 101 against and 5 abstentions.
After the announcement of the vote, there was a bit of a kerfuffle and members interrupted the moderator during discussion of item 11 to say some people believed their votes had not been counted. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, ADL, Aiden Wasserman, Alexis Voulgaris, Andrew Winston, Anthony Moor, Anti-Defamation League, Barbara Shellenberg
RTM Controversy: Zuck Bucks, Conspiracy Theories, Leaked Emails and a $500,000 Private Grant
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Letters to the editor were followed by a slew of emails to the entire 230 RTM over the weekend, including some that were from an anonymous proton email. Continue Reading →