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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 →
In Greenwich’s Community Forest, trees often grow in extremely difficult conditions. In the case of Pomerance 21 trees are intertwined with a familiar stone bridge. Continue Reading →
Some ingenious neighbors who live along Mianus River created an ice rink on Mianus Pond, complete with an improvised method for grooming the ice. Continue Reading →
At the Feb. 25 Parks & Rec meeting the board discussed the possibility of restoring town-sanctioned open air skating on its ponds. Discussion focused on Binney Park. Joe Siciliano said open air skating would need to be monitored by experienced staff, rather than hiring flexible part time staff and that the ice needs to be maintained and “snow pack” managed. He said it would also be necessary to occasionally flood the ice and groom it mechanically to get out the ruts and dents. He said his department had received numerous calls from residents eager to enjoy open air skating on Town ponds and that he has witnessed himself that residents are defying the town ban, and clearing snow from ice in places like Mianus Pond and Pomerance Pond. The board decided to revisit the idea and possibly, through a combination of public-private funds, offer open air skating next winter. Continue Reading →
A demolition excavator is in place at Pomerance. The Town intends to demolish Barbara Tuchman’s former home, which was once Ernest Thompson Seton’s “Wyndygoul.” Continue Reading →
Following last week’s popular feature on the historically sensitive partial-demolition of Seton House, “Pomerance Mansion: A Historically Sensitive Demolition Alternative,” a photo essay of the house and grounds. Continue Reading →
The derelict Seton House in Pomerance. It is haunted? The ghosts may go the way of the trespassers and vandals when the Town partially razes the historic house as planned. Continue Reading →