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The board talked about the many limitations to the use of Pomerance, including those based on Parks & Rec master plan and open space plan. There are also issues of wetlands and flood control. Continue Reading →
On Tuesday the P&Z commission focused on plans to level the rock outcropping, student safety and traffic flow.
The driveway will allow 60 cars to queue. The proposed bus loop comes off Orchard Street. Continue Reading →
The gross floor area is currently 110,000 and is proposed to be 123,121. Today there are 98 parking spaces; 122 are proposed. Continue Reading →
At Tuesday night’s P&Z meeting, neighbors turned out with their objections to illuminating the field at CMS with temporary lights powered by generators. The superintendent and director of facilities for Greenwich Schools said they’d like to use the field for the GHS boys rugby team, which includes freshmen, JV and Varsity teams. A major concern was parents picking up students on Orchard Street where teens cut through an unlit path. Continue Reading →
“Greenwich Reform Synagogue created their own hardship of having to move around various locations because they did not foresee the need for a long term temporary facility.” – John Timm, Orchard Street, Cos Cob Continue Reading →
“The failure to gain the required four votes by the ZBA for the special exception approval lies in the Greenwich Reform Synagogue’s application and their representatives presentation failing to convince the ZBA that they met the Building Zone Regulations.”- John Timm Continue Reading →
News of the federal lawsuit from the Greenwich Reform Synagogue, filed Monday July 7, took neighbors by surprise. Cos Cob neighbors’ attorney hadn’t been provided a copy of the lawsuit as of Tuesday and the GRS spokesperson’s comment was short: “We continue to work with town officials and hope to reach an amicable resolution.” Continue Reading →