04/24/08 - Disgraced Hamilton Avenue School Committee Member Steve "Low Blow" Loparco Says Joan Caldwell Is "Repugnant"

Anyone who gets in the way of
Steve "Low Blow" Loparco
getting on that
25 Million Dollar Auditorium Building Project
had better look out

Steve "Low Blow" Loparco Is Armed And Ready To Attack Any Sweet Little Old Ladies, Who Might Question His Involvement In The Failed Hamilton Avenue Construction Project

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"I think we can help understand what went wrong there so it doesn't happen again," said Joseph Ross, who is part of the proposed slate and is vice chairman of the Hamilton Avenue oversight panel, said he has learned valuable lessons about contracting and expectations from working on that project.

Headline:

RTM Members Are Dissatisfied With The Makeup Of The Proposed Building Committee Picked To Oversee The Project, Saying They Want More People With Expertise In Acoustics And Fewer People With Ties To The Often Criticized Construction Disaster Known As The Hamilton Avenue School Renovation.

Story:

GHS auditorium opposition grows

By Neil Vigdor Greenwich Time - Staff Writer

Before the curtain ever rises on the renovation of the Greenwich High School auditorium, the project is facing multiple threats from some members of the Representative Town Meeting.

A number of members of the legislative body are balking at the estimated $22 million cost of the project, which includes the renovation of the adjoining music instruction spaces....

...Steve LoParco, who served on the Hamilton Avenue committee while a school board member, called Caldwell's remarks "repugnant."

"It is my belief that Ms. Caldwell is using the makeup of the GHS Auditorium Committee as an excuse to further delay the project, a project that she would rather not have the town undertake," LoParco said.

...First Selectman Peter Tesei, who supports the auditorium renovation, said the prospective committee members were chosen based on the recommendations of school officials and presented to the RTM for vetting well in advance of the project....

Full Story

Please see:

04/13/08 - Would Someone Please Call Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Because This Is Unbelievable (Updated)

04/15/08 - Greenwich RTM Report - RTM Member's Postpone High School Building Committee Appointments, Because Of Heavy Opposition (Updated)

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