Category: Letters to the Editor
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McGuigan: Why I’m Running for Re-Election as Greenwich Selectperson
Letter to the editor in Greenwich Free Press by Janet Stone McGuigan It has been an honor and privilege to serve you as a Greenwich Selectperson. As another election nears, I appreciate the opportunity to share why I’m running again. I’m thrilled to be running alongside Laura Erickson, the Democratic candidate for First Selectperson…
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Proof: Fiscally Sound Capital Planning can Provide Safe School Buildings and Preserve Mill Rate
Letter to the editor in CT Examiner from Leslie Moriarty and David Weisbrod As we have campaigned in favor of bringing sound financial discipline back to Greenwich’s finance board, we’ve heard skepticism about our support for fixing our children’s crumbling schools. Some assume that property taxes will soar. The truth is, any impact on property…
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ARZENO: Shameless opinion letters and statements exploit terrorism for political gain
Letter to the editor in Greenwich Free Press by State Rep Hector Arzeno Since October 7, 2023, after the attack on Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas, in addition to witnessing the horrors of this invasion, we have also been subjected to shameless opinion letters and statements exploiting this terrorism for political gain. I suggest…
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ERICKSON: Public Safety is Priority #1
Letter to the editor in Greenwich Free Press by Laura Erickson I am often asked what my first priority is if elected First Selectperson, and my answer is unequivocally public safety. I have a voting record fully in support of our first responders. Another area of public safety I will fight for is improving conditions…
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McMahon: The #1 reason why the First Selectman’s Race Matters
Letter to the editor in Greenwich Free Press by Janet McMahon Are you a homeowner who cares about your property values? Are you a taxpayer who wants your hard earned tax dollars spent responsibly and efficiently? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, vote for Laura Erickson and Janet Stone McGuigan on November…
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ALCHEK: Delaying School Infrastructure Projects is Costing Taxpayers
Letter to the Greenwich Free Press by Democratic Candidate for BET Elliot Alchek The Republican controlled BET has simply continued to deny funding. Do you know how much this delay is costing taxpayers? As a result of double-digit construction inflation, the additional cost is tens of millions of dollars in the case of CMS alone! About six…
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MARKOWITZ: Erickson and Stone McGuigan will prioritize our children and teachers
Letter to the Greenwich Free Press by Mary Ellen Markowitz The team of Laura Erickson as First Selectperson and Janet Stone McGuigan as Selectperson is the one we need running our town. How fortunate we are to have two such amazing women at the top of our ballot.
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LEVINE: We do not need your faux empathy
Letter to the Greenwich Free Press by Marina Levine The RTC’s Mr. Montanaro suggests thatDemocratic Party are responsible for the actions of Hamas, therefore thedestruction of my own people just to score a few cheappolitical points.
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WICHMAN: Erickson and Stone McGuigan Understand the Importance of Long-Term Capital Planning
Letter to the Greenwich Free Press by Anne Wichman, Riverside We Greenwich residents are so fortunate to have such wise and experienced candidates as Laura Erickson and Janet Stone McGuigan running to lead our town government.
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Letter: What’s at stake on Election Day in Greenwich
Submitted by Bill Grad, candidate for re-election to the Greenwich Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA) Four decades in a town is a good amount of time to get to know a place. While we have loved living in Greenwich due to the town’s schools, diversity and variety of activities for us, our children and grandchildren,…
