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Bruce Museum Takes a Fresh Look at Hillside along Steamboat Rd

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The steep slope from Bruce Museum down to Steamboat Rd has been a challenge in terms of a planting plan. The applicant seeks to relocate the stone wall along Steamboat Road, lower it and push it back so the sidewalk can be doubled in width from 5 ft to 10 ft, and allow space for street trees and seven decorative street pole lights to match the ones on Greenwich Ave.
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Filed under: Arts, Real Estate, Bruce Museum, Dr. Greg Kramer, Eric Rains, Margarita Alban, Michelle Cronin, Planning & Zoning Commission

P&Z Response to New Berkley Office Proposal that “Moves” Non-Conformities: “It’s not a coupon”

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The P&Z commissioners again took issue with “moving non-conformities” from property to property. Neighbors said based on noise from mechanicals at the existing Berkley building at 475 Steamboat Rd, they were fearful about noise from the proposed office building. That said, the current noise does not violate the town noise ordinance. There was discussion about possibly revising the noise ordinance. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Davenport Ave, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Peter Lowe, Steamboat Road

Candace Garthwaite Honored for Advocacy for Preservation in Old Greenwich

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At the OGA annual meeting Candace Garthwaite was honored. Recently she worked to have Old Greenwich proclaimed as a Village District to help preserve the character of its downtown business district. Also, Martin Waters from Old Greenwich Real Estate LLC, who purchased “the Nolan Estate,” comprised of 17 shops, 17 offices, 10 apartments and 5 warehouses, had no plans whatsoever to change the façades of the buildings on Sound Beach Ave or Arcadia. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, Volunteering, Candace Garthwaite, Carolyn Petersen, Margarita Alban, Martin Waters

After-School Tutoring Businesses: “A tough logistical challenge” for Proposed Parent Drop-Off and Pick-up on Arcadia in Old Greenwich

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“Your job is to set it up so parents have a safe option.We have denied some of these in the past….That said, we recognize that these type of uses, besides being great for the young people, are also the way of the future. Goods and commodities are not going to drive people to the retail areas.” Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Schools, Arcadia Road, Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission, Margarita Alban, Mary Jenkins, Nick Macri

After New York Outlaws Sales of Puppies in Retail Stores, Greenwich P&Z Comfortable Town Regs Do Likewise

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A law that went into effect in New York on Dec 15, 2024, “New York State Puppy Mill Pipeline Law,” is designed to stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies to pet stores in that state. This week the Greenwich P&Z commission agreed that the town’s retail regulation prohibits pet shops selling puppies, kittens and rabbits. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, James Lunney, Margarita Alban, New York State Puppy Mill Pipeline Law, Patrick Larow, Pet Shops, puppy mills