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Numerous GHS students urged the BET not to cut staff at their school. Residents also talked about the urgency of the OGS renovation, RversideSchool feasibility study, extension of sidewalks further down Shore Road toward Tod’s Point, Cos Cob Library renovation and the Glenville Corridor project. Continue Reading →
The Old Greenwich School super cute ABCs Holiday Play was performed by kindergarteners for a full house! Continue Reading →
“The kids will be in this building when this renovation is going on and these hazardous chemicals are being abated. Make no doubt there will be asbestos and other hazardous chemicals. If it were my young child I would not want them in that school.” – Nisha Arora Continue Reading →
P&Z unanimously endorsed an Old Greenwich School Municipal Improvement and Preliminary Site plan. There were about a dozen new faces of parents and alumni testifying before the commission in support of the project. Continue Reading →
Old Greenwich School principal Jen Bencivengo is always creative with her back-to school events,. Continue Reading →
“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 →
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 →
If all the approvals line up and the application is submitted to the state by June 30, the project is on track to start in the summer of 2024. Continue Reading →
On Monday the Sound Beach Volunteer Fire Dept Memorial Day Parade went off without a hitch. It featured the Sound Beach Volunteer Community Band, of course. There were lots of antique cars, dogs and a fleet of family cargo bikes. It was a day for families to make memories, for sure, and the children had the most fun. Continue Reading →
The Board of Selectmen voted on “A request for Municipal Improvement status for the Old Greenwich School project” at their meeting on Thursday morning. The discussion was a second read of the request. The first read was on March 22 meeting, prior to BET decision day on the fiscal 2024 budget, where Democratic members urged the full board’s approval of $34.9 million for a total renovation of the school. That did not happen. The BET did approve $1.1 million to complete Architecture & Engineering work. Continue Reading →