Tag: town budget
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A new era of leadership
Early success: The Old Greenwich School project On January 7, a historic shift took place in our Town Hall.For only the second time in a century, Democrats on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) hold the chairmanship—and the crucial tie-breaking vote. With this new leadership comes the responsibility of managing our town’s budget. But…
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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…
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Finance board GOP goes rogue, kneecaps town services
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 41 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Public schools set for the guillotine next An emboldened right wing majority on the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) ran roughshod over town projects Thursday, cutting and delaying initiatives on party line votes with little regard for constituents or consequences. The effort seemed designed to hit…
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DOGE chainsaw slashes into town budget
Special Edition Democrats stand fast but “nuclear bomb” budget cuts are coming In a surprise move, today the six Republicans who make up the majority on our town finance board dropped an unprecedented list of draconian cuts to our town’s proposed budget—cuts that would devastate everyone from seniors to school children, and ice skaters to homeowners…
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Political divide on town budget items reveals diverging priorities
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 40 Weekly Newsletter Delivery Republicans hack at fire truck maintenance, sidewalk disability access, flood protection You don’t have to be an engineer to see that Greenwich’s Grass Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, poking out into Greenwich Harbor, will need to be protected against rising seas and stormwater flooding. A proposed project to ring…