03/07/08 - "People have been all over the map of what is planned," said chairman Jon Sheer of the school's offer to extend water to its neighbors.

Stanwich Working with Aquarion to Bring Water to Neighbors

By Anne W. Semmes Greenwich Citizen Reporter

Article Last Updated: 03/07/2008

The Stanwich School has moved forward in a good faith gesture regarding its expansion plan promise to bring city water to its site and immediate neighbors by entering into a preliminary agreement with the Aquarion Water Co.

"We are happy to verify our proposal to bring a public water line to our property and make it available to immediate neighbors," said Jon Sheer, chairman of the school's Board of Trustees.

The proposed water line is part of the master plan for the site at 257 Stanwich Road, which includes the construction of an Upper School campus for grades 7-12; construction of a new Intermediate House wing at the Lower School for grades 4-6; renovation of the current Primary House wing (grades K-3), currently shared with the Greenwich Reform Synagogue (GRS); and the construction of a new synagogue for GRS.

Stanwich has been working with Aquarion engineering staff since March 2006 when it first began developing plans for its own campus. Since that time, the school has reached an agreement with GRS to develop its properties cooperatively into a single, mixed-use campus.

Aquarion spokesperson Adam Brill said the water extension was "subject to agreement of the school and consultant who is trying....

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