Tag: BET
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Public service shouldn’t come with personal risk
Lawsuit threatens civic spirit of Greenwich The town of Greenwich runs on volunteers—neighbors who step up to serve on boards, committees and commissions. Today that civic tradition is threatened by First Selectman Fred Camillo’s protracted legal attack against five Board of Education (BOE) members. A lawsuit without a purpose Seventeen months after filing a lawsuit…
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A plan for today and tomorrow
Democratic-led BET advances a budget focused on essential upgrades while preserving lowest mill rate On May 11, 2026, the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) will present the unanimously approved budget recommendation to the RTM for a vote. The $542.4 million budget was designed to strike a balance between keeping our taxes low while making critical…
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Democratic leadership reshapes town budget process
A new data-driven playbook takes shape With new Democratic leadership, the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) Budget Committee is beginning to look and operate very differently. Under Chair Laura Erickson and member Doug Fenton, the committee has adopted a more efficient, data-driven approach to municipal finance—one that emphasizes proactive analysis and collaboration, rather than…
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What is Harry Fisher hiding?
Special Edition BET Republicans push through secret school budget cuts On October 21, on a party-line vote, Republicans on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) pushed through budget guidelines for next year that include another cut to Greenwich Public Schools—and now they want to keep the guidelines hidden. Here’s what happened: 1: Republican BET members…
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BET shocker! Schools set to be cut again
Special Edition Republicans approve guidelines that would slash more teachers and funds It felt like Groundhog Day. Six months after a Republican majority on Greenwich’s Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) rammed through a chaotic $4 million school budget cut on a party-line vote, they did a similar thing Tuesday night. They approved so-called budgetary guidelines that would cut…
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League of Women Voters – Board of Estimate and Taxation Debates
Watch our Democratic BET candidates: Laura Erickson, Matt DesChamps, Doug Fenton, Stephen Selbst, David Weisbrod and Elliot Alchek debate their challengers. PLEASE NOTE: in person capacity is 90 attendees in the Greenwich Town Hall Meeting Room (101 Field Point Road). Once capacity is reached the registration will be closed. REGISTERED ATTENDEES MUST BE IN THEIR SEATS BY 6:45 PM OR SEATS…
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Fiscal discipline without the dogma
Democrats are ready to lead the BET This is the second in a series profiling the Democratic BET candidates. Click here for the first part. This November, Greenwich voters will choose which party controls the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), the body that manages the town’s $520 million budget. The BET’s decisions shape everything from schools and public safety…
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“Sorry for the rude awakening!”
Signed, Your Rogue GOP Finance Board 🙂 Newsletter Volume 4 • Number 8 Weekly Newsletter Delivery We are just weeks away from the start of school, and this year promises a doozy! Public school parent and Democratic Board of Ed candidate Veronica Chiavaroliwarns of an extra-severe traffic snarl along Route 1, whether you’ve got kids or not. Why? Six…
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GOP disappears the cans it kicked down the road
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 43 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Erasing future spending from the books set to cause mill rate shock For decades, Greenwich has kicked the can down the road on maintenance and development for everything from public buildings to public safety. A report by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters found that we have a $1.5…
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THE 6 VERSUS THE 60,000
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 42 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Finance board Republicans’ power grab exceeds their authority Last week’s town budget, which was passed with “nuclear bomb” cuts and without a single Democratic vote, targeted everyone from seniors in the Witherell nursing home and children in our public schools to ice skaters looking for a new…