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Tuesday morning’s Central Middle School building committee started with disagreement over item 8 on the agenda, “Discussion and possible vote on the censure of the BET’s rep to the building committee.” Continue Reading →
“The Town Attorney declined to give an immediate opinion on the matter at Tuesday’s meeting. Thereafter appeal rights were not preserved pursuant to the aforementioned section. With no appeal having been filed it would appear that the vote on Item #10 is final.” – Glen A Canner Esq, District 12 Continue Reading →
“The idea that a glitch should disenfranchise some voters seems wrong to me. ” – Michael Spilo Continue Reading →
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 →
“With this “enter-at-the-corner” design, drivers see pedestrians mass at the corner and are often unable to tell which way a pedestrian intends to cross. This situation is worse when there is heavy pedestrian traffic. The drivers’ confusion can cause them to enter the intersection believing pedestrians are crossing the other way. As a result the drivers may be forced to stop suddenly or make emergency maneuvers causing accidents. You can watch this happen at Elm Street.” – Michael Spilo Continue Reading →
“We’re hoping we can address enough issues that this will become non-controversial.” – P&Z commission chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
In the end, 111 members opposed eliminating the $2.8 million for bump outs and 95 voted in favor of eliminating the money. Four people abstained. Continue Reading →
About a third of incumbents, including longtime party stalwarts, were voted out. Continue Reading →
After passionate comments from the 50 people who signed up in advance to speak, the vote was 121 in favor, 68 opposed and 5 abstentions. Continue Reading →
“Rather than addressing Greenwich’s dire investment needs, (Michael Spilo) attacks the messenger. His ad hominem attacks on Joanna Swomley, calling her a member of a ‘squad’ (sound familiar?), ‘in poor taste,’ ‘low-brow discourse,’ and in an earlier editorial, ‘shrill,’ and ‘appeal(ing) to emotion,’ reveal more about his views than hers.” – Svetlana Wasserma Continue Reading →