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The HDC’s opinion is advisory to the Planning & Zoning commission, who will need to approve a site plan. There will be an opportunity for public comment. Also, since the statue involves a private donation, the gift must be approved by the Representative Town Meeting. During the July 9 HDC meeting First Selectman Camillo said he was offended by an opinion piece by Sam Rosenfeld, who replied he loved the design of the statue but questioned its proposed location. Continue Reading →
“I had the unusual experience of attending a Historic District Committee meeting on the evening of July 9th to speak in favor of building the President George H.W. Bush memorial in a slightly different location out of deference to existing veteran memorials in the area, only to find myself being publicly slandered as “anti-veteran,” in front of a room full of Greenwich residents in Town Hall, by none other than First Selectman Fred Camillo.” – Sam Rosenfeld Continue Reading →
First Selectman Camillo told the Historic District Commission there were plans in the works to re-dedicate the triangular memorial park outside the historic post office building on Greenwich Ave, which was “crying out for a little bit of enhancement.” Continue Reading →
Greenwich Preservation Trust (GPT) Leadership Award to be Presented to Stephen L. Bishop on Thursday, May 25 at the Greenwich Water Club. Continue Reading →
The motion voted on was not for demolition but to salvage limited pieces of the 1870 barn. There was disagreement over whether the new house would be Second Empire style, modeled after Tomes-Higgins House or a recreation of the original barn, which the HDC chair described as “really ugly.” Continue Reading →
“It takes commitment to own a house within a historic district, and if you buy here you should have the philosophy of not maxing it out for profit,” – Faith Toraby Continue Reading →
Dozens of residents including veterans and the head of the Historical Society turned out to oppose the proposed Historic Overlay for a 27,000 sq ft synagogue for Chabad Libavitch Continue Reading →
The proposed Chabad Lubavitch synagogue would involve demolition of much of the historic Armory on Mason Street, built in 1911. After returning Wednesday night for a third time, the Historic District Commission said they still weren’t prepared to vote. One of many concerns was that the main synagogue entrance, which has less than the required the setback, would be directly across from the very busy fire station on Havemeyer Place. Continue Reading →