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The Parks & Rec board met Wednesday night by Zoom and several residents participated in the public comments, saying adding rapid flashing beacons would be “overkill” on Wesskum Wood Rd through Binney Park. Continue Reading →
The one story, 35,418 square foot facility offers enhanced amenities for all ages. Key features include a full size multi-use gymnasium with roll out spectator seating, 8,100 sq ft of multi-purpose space for programs and gatherings, and three 1,000 sq ft activity rooms, two with a movable partition. Continue Reading →
The bill, if it becomes law, would prohibit towns from imposing a fine on anyone engaged in “activities of daily living” on public land, which includes parks. Activities of daily living includes seeking shelter, resting, eating food, accessing medical care, and using hygiene facilities. Continue Reading →
During a hard hat tour, we stepped inside the Cohen Eastern Greenwich Civic center building, which is anticipated to open this fall. From the multi-purpose event space with catering kitchen to the gymnasium with its 6 basketball hoops and traditional wood floor, everything in the building is state-of-the-art and designed to be secure, fully ADA complaint and ready for solar panels. Continue Reading →
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 →
Board members and residents complained the event was commercial, that the vendors weren’t local and that Binney Park was intended for passive recreation. Continue Reading →
The Scholarship Fund is entirely supported through donations from local businesses, community service organizations, corporations, and individuals, and 100% of the contributions to this Fund go directly to support scholarships for Greenwich’s youth. Continue Reading →
On Friday a gathering of town officials gathered at noon outside the existing Eastern Greenwich Civic Center for a bit of nostalgia and a bit of smash therapy. Continue Reading →
Greenwich playing fields are insufficient, overused and turf is stressed. Engineering consultants Weston & Sampson were hired by Parks & Rec to assess the fields and offer recommendations. Continue Reading →
The EGCC committee co chairs Gary Del’Abate and Scott Johnson explained that budget was limited, parking would not be inadequate and they were planning a civic center rather than an athletic facility. Continue Reading →