Category: GDTC Newsletters

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 13 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Campaign season is upon us, and unsurprisingly, so is the season of misinformation. You may have received an email from our opponents claiming that if Democrats are elected to local office this November, your taxes will go up by “up to 50% in the next few…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 11 Weekly Newsletter Deliver If that sounds unusual, you haven’t been talking to the candidates for the town’s financial board, the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). In expertise, temperament and policies, the Democratic ticket, row A on your ballot, is positively… conservative. “I began my career in PricewaterhouseCoopers and…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 10 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Taxpayers hit with $1.5 million to settle wrongful discharge lawsuit After years of protracted litigation, the town agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by police captain Mark Kordick in 2020 for wrongful dismissal. The $650,000 settlement, in addition to the legal fees will cost Greenwich taxpayers…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 9 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Let’s start by not stacking the deck on important town projects It’s frustrating when important town decisions get made behind closed doors. Next week, there are a few nominations that, if confirmed, can have big consequences. We want to make sure you know what’s going on.…

Special Edition Weekly Newsletter Deliver Like a Florida hurricane, Governor Ron DeSantis will make landfall in Greenwich tomorrow.  DeSantis is the guest of honor at a fundraiser hosted by former state senator Scott Frantz and his wife Icy at their stately Riverside waterfront mansion.  The choice of DeSantis is an odd one for a town…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 8 Weekly Newsletter Deliver Where is the seat of power in Greenwich government? Nope, it’s not in the First Selectman’s office. Not anywhere physical, in fact. It’s an invisible seventh vote, wielded by six members of one party on the town’s finance board, the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). The…

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Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 7 Weekly Newsletter Deliver First Selectman Fred Camillo’s decision to launch an investigation into possible unfair hiring practices at Greenwich Public Schools has turned up nothing and cost taxpayers $346,648, according to a town report. Camillo authorized the inquiry after a “gotcha” video clip from troubled organization Project Veritas caught…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 6 Weekly Newsletter Deliver The folly of First Selectman Fred Camillo’s fondness for public-private partnerships was laid bare at a packed Glenville forum last week: private funding for town projects may not get you what you need. Worse, they may get you what you don’t even want. Mr. Camillo had…

Newsletter Volume 2 • Number 5 Weekly Newsletter Deliver An embarrassing report about the state of our town just made the news. Greenwich has a stunning $1.6 billion backlog in infrastructure projects. Republicans have controlled our town government for decades and their “kick the can” planning has left us in this unbelievable position. The nonpartisan…