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Commissioner Dennis Yeskey shared concern about having two buildings – one with mostly the affordable units and one with mostly luxury condos. He said that posed an issue of equity for residents. Continue Reading →
Building 8 in Greenwich Office Park has been vacant for approximately three years and in need of substantial renovation. The proposal is under section 6-110 for workforce housing, but the catch is they propose a “payment in lieu” to Greenwich’s housing authority and now below market units. Continue Reading →
The building was originally home to an International House of Pancakes, “IHOP.” Later, it became home to Patio.com, and ultimately underwent a massive renovation to become Mike’s Organic, a small-format grocery store that opened with much enthusiasm in April 2023, and closed permanently on March 3, 2024. Continue Reading →
“We recognize that this is the trend in applications, but we want to get ahead of it and accommodate them. And we’ve made a couple mistakes in what we’ve approved because they’ve exceeded what they’ve been approved for.”– P&Z chair Margarita Alban Continue Reading →
At issue was the addition of a second curb cut and driveway and location of proposed Conservation Easements. Also, neighbors voiced concerns about increased flooding. Neighbors said they were worried about worsening flooding. One neighbor described cars being stranded on Ridgeview during Ida. Continue Reading →
“If this moves ahead, now we’ve rezoned a very large area into a different business zone, and I’m not too sure what would ever happen in the future.” –P&Z commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
P&Z chair Margarita Alban said because the project was an 8-30g, “We are only obliged to (consider) life, safety and other considerations that may exceed the need for affordable housing, and that’s a very narrow standard.” Continue Reading →
The proposal is being submitted under Connecticut’s affordable housing statute 8-30g and as such it “ticks all the boxes” in terms of an ideal location for affordable housing in that it is near public transportation, shopping and employment. Continue Reading →
BOE members balked at being advised they couldn’t seek a second opinion. Meanwhile, the building committee did not want to “pause” to focus on just the MI approval process, but rather to proceed with both design documents as part of the “study and survey” process and the MI approval. Continue Reading →
The surface of the putting green is proposed to be synthetic turf, rather than natural turf for ease of maintenance and to allow play earlier in the spring and immediately after weather events. Continue Reading →