Tag: Fred Camillo
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RTM issues stunning rebuke of Camillo and Fisher for failure to plan
Alarm bells sounded because we’re flying blind into the future In a rare move, the Representative Town Meeting’s (RTM) Budget Overview Committee (BOC) delivered a unanimous rebuke last week of First Selectman Fred Camillo and Republican finance board Chair Harry Fisher for failing to produce a long-term capital plan for Greenwich. The statement said members are “alarmed at the…
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Camillo—the man without a plan
Ribbon cuttings aren’t cutting it Fred Camillo wants another term this November. After three terms, you’d expect a record of real accomplishments. Instead, progress has stalled—and when it comes, it’s usually driven by others, while Fred is there only for the ribbon cutting. Let’s talk specifics The Board of Education finished its master plan for renovating aging…
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Public schools are under attack and local Republicans are tossing the grenades
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 39 Weekly Newsletter Delivery From shuttering the US Dept. of Ed., to crippling Greenwich Public Schools, look no further than the GOP in our own town It’s a Greenwich resident who is dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, and the result could cost Connecticut $320 million, and Greenwich $3 million, in assistance aimed…
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On the rink delay, the puck stops with Fred
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 32 Weekly Newsletter Delivery After so many years and so many missteps, it comes down to a failure of leadership Last week the town legislature convincingly rejected, across political lines, the latest effort by First Selectman Fred Camillo’s Rink User Committee to get approval for their vision of a new Dorothy Hamill skating facility. To…
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The glaring problems of a darkroom budget
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 27 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Finance board Republicans put blinders on to come up with a plan divorced from reality In a break from historic practice, Republicans on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) have developed budgetary “guidelines” for the town in secret, without consulting managers, reviewing strategic plans, or even…
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Greenwich is bluer than you think
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 26 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Election results confirm strong, consistent support for Dems in federal, state races The red shift that gave Republicans a narrow win nationally on Election Day may feel like a wave, but in Greenwich the bigger election story is that we aren’t like the Greenwich of yore, or even…
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It’s the time of year to give thanks
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 25 Weekly Newsletter Delivery We’re grateful for our elected representatives who’ve offered a personal touch as part of all they do Serving as a legislator goes beyond shaping policy, attending late night floor debates and bringing tax dollars back home. A core part of the job is looking out for…
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Parents: The school board fight is a First Selectman power grab
Special Bulletin Majority Dems graciously agreed to delay a vote appointing a new Republican member. Then Fred Camillo staged a coup. The verbal vitriol flying around Town Hall and across Havemeyer Fields to the school board building has drowned out the facts, in the latest battle over the heart and soul of our Board of…
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Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Responds to RTC and First Selectman’s Claims Regarding Political Signage in Town
GREENWICH, CT – Oct. 14, 2024 – Greenwich Democratic Town Committee (GDTC) Chair Christina Downey released the following statement in response to the Greenwich Republican Town Committee and First Selectman Fred Camillo’s claims regarding political signage in town: “Early voting begins in Connecticut in just seven days. The Democratic Town Committee placed its signs out…