04/07/08 - Letters To The Editor About The Art Center Vs. The Senior Center

Letters from Readers

Senior Center is best left at it's current location To the editor: I'd like to speak up loud and clear for leaving the Senior Center right where it is. It is perfectly situated to serve the senior population of Greenwich. Seniors are a precious group who should be respected and provided with every service the town can well provide. Shifting them around is detrimental to their well-being and numbered happy years ahead. The Senior Center is a great place to congregate for programs well-suited to provide mental and physical stimulation, and also for healthy meals... ...Let's not tamper with what has proved to be a successful, well-run benefit for our senior population. They certainly deserve to be rewarded for their contributions to society and to Greenwich. Cheer them on. Change is not called for here. Let it be. Tina Dennis Greenwich Full Letter Here Proposed site for arts center would be costly to town To the editor: Is it possible that the Greenwich Center for the Arts is the force behind the renewed push for traffic lights on Greenwich Avenue? When this plan was originally presented to the Representative Town Meeting, it was turned down. The residents of central Greenwich (District 1, which I represent) did not want this for several reasons, among them not taking away the charm of the Avenue with an expense that is not needed. With the movie theater now closed, there are not many people on the Avenue after dinner hours. People traffic would occur when the arts center opened, and with a 400-seat auditorium, there would be an overabundance of people on the Avenue at one time after a performance.... ...Why cannot the arts center share the use of a new auditorium at Greenwich High School? Or find something not necessarily on the Avenue? An arts center on the Avenue would create many more problems and expenses. Not all residents in central Greenwich want an arts center on Greenwich Avenue. I feel certain an arts center can be successful anywhere. It's not where it is, it's how good it is. Mary G. Pellegrino Greenwich Full Letter Here

03/24/08 - Today's News Reports From The Greenwich Post - School Board Meeting

Betty "You Can Trust Me" Sternberg's Failed Administrators Get Ready For The Up Comming Board Of Education Meeting.

Channel 79 to broadcast Board of Education meeting live

Greenwich Community Television Channel 79 will broadcast live converage of the Board of Education meeting on March 27.

Cyclists say it's almost time to 'ride for Greenwich'

The 2008 ‘Ride for Greenwich’ bike ride offers families a fun and active way to celebrate Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11.


Greenwich Center for the Arts to sponsor community forum

The Greenwich Center for the Arts Board will hold a public forum Monday, March 31 in the Town Hall meeting room to announce plans for and answer questions about the proposed community multi-art center in the historic Havemeyer Building.

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10/28/07 - Land use priorities vary among candidates

Three of the four Board of Selectmen candidates believe Greenwich Point, Greenwich High School and Greenwich Library are among the town's best assets while all four see traffic-clogged streets as among the worst.

Though they share some similar perceptions of the town, the candidates differ on what they believe should be the town's top priority for the next 10 years when it comes to land use planning.

Republican Selectman Peter Crumbine believes the central business district should be the top priority while Peter Tesei, Republican candidate for first selectman, believes community facilities, such as schools, parks and civic centers, should top the list.

Democratic selectman candidate Lin Lavery, on the other hand, believes natural resources are the most important while Frank Farricker, Democratic candidate for first selectman, has community character as his top priority.

As consultants ask residents for input on Greenwich's new 10-year Plan of Conservation and Development, Greenwich Time asked the four candidates to weigh in on the issues. The Board of Selectmen would be key in helping to carry out the plan.

Participating in a similar exercise the consultants, Avon-based Planimetrics, employs during neighborhood meetings, the four candidates were asked to respond to three questions. First, they were asked to name up to five places they would be most proud to show off to out-of-towners. Then, they were asked to name up to five places they would avoid. Finally, from a list of a dozen topics, candidates were asked to rank one as their top priority, two as second-highest and two others as third-highest.

Crumbine said the central business district is a top priority because it makes both land-use and economic sense. Advocates, such as his wife, Bea, have pledged to privately raise the $25 million needed to turn the historic Havemeyer Building, now home to the Board of Education, into the new Greenwich Center for Arts.

Original Norwalk Advocate article: Land use priorities vary among candidates