Category: GDTC Newsletters

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 39 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Sparks in the Republican Town Committee ignite a dumpster fire A two year battle brewing within the Republican Town Committee burst into flame in January and boy, what a fight. We’ve seen accusations of bullying, Republicans calling one another “Democrats” and swamp creatures, claims of voting…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 38 Weekly Newsletter Delivery How comparing apples to oranges is doing a disservice to Greenwich’s school children It’s become standard operating procedure for some on the right to cite comparisons between the Greenwich Public Schools (GPS) and our smaller, less diverse neighbors as a reason to cut salaries, staff and…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 37 Weekly Newsletter Delivery First Selectman Camillo reneges on campaign promise Glenville traffic project shelved Eight years ago, consultants hired to complete a neighborhood improvement plan for Glenville and Pemberwick recommended measures to ease traffic in this highly congested part of town, which sees more than 15,000 vehicles pass through…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 36 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Hey, BET Republicans, please stop the high-rises! Stoking outrage about problems while doing nothing to find solutions seems to have become the operating standard of Republicans from Washington down to Greenwich Town Hall. Do you remember these signs sprouting up at intersections and landing in our…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 35 Weekly Newsletter Delivery There’s a lot to like in the town’s proposed municipal budget Key traffic and schools projects prioritized. But will the First Selectman use his bully pulpit to defend them? Responding to residents’ evident concern about unfriendly streets and crumbling schools, First Selectman Fred Camillo proposed a…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 34 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Two reports highlight key challenges for Greenwich: schools, traffic, energy use A new satisfaction survey of residents has found that overall, Greenwich is a great place to live, especially because of our parks, beaches and open space. But in a clear warning that Town Hall must…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 33 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Just don’t call him Santa Claus. It may be due to the afterglow of a waning holiday season, or ruddy cheeks nipped by frost in the air, but there’s something positively jolly about State Rep. Steve Meskers. The Old Greenwich resident is in his third term…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 32 Weekly Newsletter Delivery This coming Tuesday is a big day for Greenwich. The town legislature, the Representative Town Meeting, and its newly elected representatives to the 230 member body will be sworn in. They will then quickly find themselves immersed in a controversial topic that’s been on the table…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 31 Weekly Newsletter Delivery School board member Karen Kowalski is a culture war firebrand Karen Kowalski often votes exactly the opposite of both her Republican and Democratic colleagues. But now First Selectman Fred Camillo has indicated he’s backing her for school board chairman. This pivotal moment comes after the four…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 30 Weekly Newsletter Delivery New Year’s revelers have reason to cheer 2024: income tax cuts will benefit 59% of all CT tax filers. Three tax cuts adopted with bipartisan support last spring take effect this January: the largest income tax reduction in state history, greater exemptions on pensions for seniors,…