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“To me it’s clear: if people would stop playing political games, arguing about literal pennies on the mill rate, we could get great things done in Greenwich. Until that happens, the RTM will settle for holding feet to the fire on your behalf.” – James Waters Continue Reading →
“…the Republican controlled BET has been using its tie-breaking vote to ram through spending cuts and deleting over $140 million in major projects from the capital plan, including zeroing out funding to replace the Hamill rink, flood protection for Grass Island sewage treatment plant, and to renovate North Street School.” – Peter Cruikshank and Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
At Monday night’s RTM meeting, several Town department heads and Ryan MacLean from Audubon Greenwich warned against a new proposal to extend dog season at Town beaches. Continue Reading →
“These projects, such as the rink and flood hardening at Grass Island will have to be done and need to be included in the CIP. They should not be disappeared in order to make future budgets look fiscally plausible.” – Cheryl Moss Continue Reading →
Tyler Fairbairn, who oversees grants for the town, had explained that if the $50,000 in Community Block Grant Program funding for the Greenwich Communities painting project was deleted, the funds would be held in a contingency fund until the funds were designated to an organization, and that the only way the town would lose the funds would be to fail to spend them by the May 1, 2026 deadline. Continue Reading →
“I believe a solution exists: a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) among the BOE, BET, and RTM. While not legally binding, MOUs are common tools for bridging gaps between commitment and legal execution. They offer good-faith, public assurance that all parties intend to act in a specific, coordinated way. They are reliable because the signatories make clear, unambiguous public representations – and any breach is highly visible and reputationally costly. In my experience, while not legally binding, MOUs have proven to be binding in every other respect in providing virtual certainty.” – Jim Healy Continue Reading →
We are concerned at the divisive rhetoric being aimed at the RTM by our First Selectman. He is trying to paint the refusal to approve the Municipal Improvement (MI) referral as a political attack. Nothing could be further from the truth! This vote was the most bi-partisan vote of a controversial proposal that we have seen since we were elected to the RTM. There were only 52 Yes votes to the 136 No votes. We did our job and would like to set the record straight. Continue Reading →
“The RTM has spoken.” – Janet Stone McGuigan Continue Reading →
After a group meeting, four committees went to separate rooms in town hall to discuss and vote on the appeal of the ice rink MI. Land Use Committee: 4 yes, 5 no, 1 abstain. Public Works Committee: 1 yes; 9 no. Finance Committee: 3 yes, 6 no, 1 abstain. Last week, the Budget Overview Committee also voted to reject: 2 yes, 7 no, 3 abstain. Continue Reading →
The RTM meeting was short, given the tree cutting ordinance was withdrawn. The SOMR on Net Zero energy for town facilities was discussed, amended and approved 157 for, 25 against, and 4 abstaining. Continue Reading →