Category: Opinion
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KRUMEICH: Erickson is ready to lead Greenwich on day one
Submitted by Elizabeth Krumeich, former member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation Laura Erickson, candidate for First Selectperson, is ready to lead the Greenwich community on day one. Laura has served as Chair of the Board of Education. You do not get elected by your peers on a bi-partisan board without demonstrating your understanding…
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RAMER: A Look Back at the BET
Submitted by Jeff Ramer, Democratic member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation I may have a unique perspective on Greenwich’s Board of Estimate and Taxation, its “BET”. When I step off the BET at the end of December, it will complete 16 years of service. I am deeply grateful to this Town that entrusted…
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Downtown Residents: Without Police, Greenwich Ave Intersections are Chaotic and Dangerous
Submitted by Mary Jura, Kerry McCarthy, Rose Nichols Board members of a central Greenwich condominium We are supporting Laura Erickson for First Selectperson. Laura Erickson said 10/16 here in the GFP (ERICKSON: Public Safety is Priority #1), “I am often asked what my first priority is if elected First Selectperson – unequivocally public safety…I will fight for improving conditions…
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LASH & QUIGLEY: The BET Is Broken And The Time Has Come To Fix It.
Submitted by Jim Lash, former Republican Chair of the BET Budget Committee and First Selectman. Dan Quigley, former Chair of the Republican Town Committee We’re all familiar with the old adage “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” This is how Greenwich Republicans choose to frame their almost one hundred years of control of the Greenwich…
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WATERS: From the Front Lines – The Republican BET’s Descent into Madness & Incompetence
James Waters is a Greenwich native and resident. A Republican, he works at a private investment firm and served in the Bush Administration’s White House Office of Management and Budget and then as a US Navy SEAL officer. He is an incumbent candidate for Representative Town Meeting in District 12 and also serves as the Chairman…
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Peter Bernstein (opinion): Time for change in Greenwich BET
Submitted by Peter Bernstein, former Chair of the Board of Education Despite the lies and half-truths, the evidence is clear — the current and future slate of Board of Estimate and Taxation Republicans refuse to spend money on things the town needs. Whether it is funding to replace aging fire trucks, modern police communications, or…
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BURNS: Why We Lost Confidence in the Greenwich Republican Party
Submitted by Barrett Burns, Life-long Republican My wife and I have been life-long Republicans on both the national and local levels. Only when Lin Lavery and Jim Himes came on the scene did we break ranks to vote for them, otherwise we stayed loyal to the Republican party. That loyalty changed recently as we observed…
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Laura Erickson: Greenwich is ready for a First Selectperson
Submitted by Laura Erickson, candidate for First Selectperson As part of my campaign preparation, I read the oral history of Ruth Sims, a Democrat, and the first woman elected first selectman in 1977. The interviewer asks Ruth Sims if she prefers to be called first selectwoman or first selectperson. Sims replies, “Well, the charter calls it…
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Republican Town Committee Should Be Ashamed – They’re Gaslighting You with Disinformation
Submitted by Steph Cowie and Jen Barro, former and current public school parents Republican Town Committee (RTC) Chair Beth MacGillivray is trying to pull one over on the residents of Greenwich. She published a piece lauding the recent Central Middle School (CMS) funding approval by the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) titled, “Greenwich Republicans:…
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BET Democratic Candidates: How we will lower risk, costs and taxes
Submitted by the Democratic Candidates for the BET, Elliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Scott Kalb, Leslie Moriarity, Stephen Selbst and David Weisbrod Much attention has been given to our town’s debt policy, unnecessarily. Both parties are, by statute, required to be aligned about debt financing – because no debt can be issued without seven affirmative votes…