“To say that the traffic plan is alternating lights – I’m sorry – I’m putting on my BET hat right now, I’m not going release a condition based on that because I don’t even think that’s a plan.” – Karen Fassuliotis Continue Reading →
Peter Quigley
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Drainage in Cos Cob: What’s the Cost of Doing Nothing?
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And like the previous meetings for the Pemberwick and Brothers Brook drainage area neighbors responded with frustration that the town wasn’t doing more to mitigate flooding and the emphasis on action items was for residents to do their own flood mitigation. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Army Corps of Engineers, Arn Welles, Bible Street Park, Chris von Keyserling, coastal flooding, Cos Cob
DPW drainage meeting addresses challenges for residents “at the bottom of the bathtub”
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DPW deputy commissioner said the town’s flow models were triple that from the last time FEMA did mapping in 1975, and that based on DPW calculations, a lot of residential properties should be in the FEMA flood zone. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Ashley Cole, DPW, FEMA, flood risk mitigation, flood zone, Greenwich Academy
Greenwich’s Harbor Management Commission: The Dredge Report
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The Mianus Channel dredge project should be done by the end of December, though the dredge equipment may not be removed for a while. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Army Corps of Engineers, Beacon Point Marine, Bernard Armstrong, Bill Ingraham, Don Carlson, dredge, Frank Mazza
Audi Wins Rematch at P&Z in Overtime
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Despite a show of force by RTM members and neighbors of the Audi dealership on West Putnam Ave, Audi won approval for their expansion and updates to exterior lighting. Peter Quigley, member of the harbor commission expressed “grave” concerns about pollution to Horseneck Brook, which feeds into Long Island Sound. There was also vociferous opposition came from a stream of RTM members from all parts of town, including Mike Warner, Peter Berg and Bill Galvin, as well as Ginny Gwynn, director of Greenwich Land Trust. T Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Real Estate, Transportation, Audi, Bill Galvin, Ginny Gwynn, Greenwich Land Trust, Mike Warner
Harbor Management Commission Denies Parks & Rec Request for $2,900 to Upgrade Key Buoys
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A Parks & Rec request for $2,900 to upgrade buoys to mark Jake’s Reef, Finch’s Rock, Salt Rock, Sugar Boat and the wreck of the Kevin B at Captain’s Island was denied by the Harbor Management Commission at the Jan. 21 meeting. All five buoys have been known to drift, resulting in potentially hazardous situation for boaters, and have been a concern of the harbor master for many years. Continue Reading →