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Fire engulfs Cos Cob home
The fire marshal's office is investigating an early morning blaze that destroyed a home in Cos Cob and damaged some neighboring ones, officials said.
Almost 40 firefighters battled a quick moving early morning blaze yesterday that destroyed a two-story ranch home in Cos Cob while causing heat damage to two neighboring houses, fire officials said.
Please also see:
Tuesday - 07/01/08 - Thank You Journal News!!! Where is The Greenwich Time, Greenwich Post And The Greenwich Citizen?
People air FAA frustrations
Nearly a year after Clearview Cinemas closed its doors, the building that housed the movie theater remains shuttered at 356 Greenwich Ave.
With the clock approaching 12:30 a.m., it didn't take much for Thomas Baptist to persuade fellow agency members that a decision on a subdivision proposal might be best made at a future meeting.
Sports - All-American girl: Vermont's Solsvig earns prestigious honor in just her sophomore year
Coco Solsvig accomplished something this past year that she never thought possible ... at least not in her second year of collegiate sailing.
Greenwich-based buyout firm General Atlantic Partners LLC has joined two New York-based investment funds in completing the multibillion-dollar purchase a division of ConAgra Foods Inc.
Avoid blame game with rail project
The saga of a proposed rail maintenance center in New Haven for the Metro-North commuter rail line easily could become a political soap opera.
From a displaced townie: Hello there friend, Long time, no see. But thank heaven for your column, which keeps us in touch from afar.
Young math whiz has it all figured out
John Meriwether and Cliff Asness, I'd like you to meet Andrew McCausland. I think you quantitative hedge fund managers will want to keep an eye on him - maybe offer him a job someday.
Letter insulted Greenwich's zoning process
To the editor:
Mr. Michael Doll's letter of June 25 ("Stanwich study," Greenwich Time) requires a corrective response, as it is self-certifying and insulting to those involved in our zoning process.
He arrogantly alleges that the planning and zoning permit process is "seriously flawed." Yet he has no notable experience in zoning issues and process.
He implies slackness and inexpertise on the Planning and Zoning Commission, suggesting that it should hire independent consultants. First, members of the P&Z have considerable professional expertise themselves. Second, was Mr. Doll so inattentive as to miss Bruce Morton, a hydrological engineer, and James Ford, a traffic engineer, hired by the town to back up staff reports?
In fact, all of the experts (including Greenwich Residents for Appropriate Land Use's) generally agreed with the Stanwich School findings on which the P&Z, Conservation Commission and Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency based decisions. Only Mr. Doll, a self-appointed "expert on sewer plants" with no direct training, can dismiss responsible testimony and judgment.
After a quarter century of close familiarity with the Greenwich land use process, I can attest that the P&Z is one of the hardest working divisions of town government. It frequently sets the standards for the rest of Connecticut. Our town planner has dealt with all the sophisticated, high-value developments in town for the last 25 years. Our traffic engineer, Garo Garabedian, is among the best in the country. The P&Z staff has experience honed by dealing with high-powered lawyers' applications.
There is also a full town staff of engineers, lawyers, health experts and environmental specialists, as well as other town boards and agencies supporting the P&Z's work.
To suggest that the commission and the process it employs is a fraud, or even substandard, is unacceptable. It is a shame that some are so self-absorbed that they are unable to accept the facts before them. It is sad that some are willing to denigrate the valuable service of others so casually. This is no honest way to recognize our citizen volunteers, nor serve the public's understanding of important issues.
Chris von Keyserling
Cos Cob
The writer is a member of the Representative who dosen't realize that the towns zoning process is "seriously flawed" and thinks that traffic engineer, Garo Garabedian, is among "the best in the country".Is that why it's so easy to drive around town?
Mr. Von Keyserling asserts that Planning & Zoning "frequently sets the standards for the rest of Connecticut".
Yes it is true we "frequently set the standard" in hedge fund tear downs that are destroying the community's heritage and character.
Even national and international media outlets have singled Greenwich out for setting this standard.
Please see:
07/01/08 New York Times Editorial - Stop The Teardowns !!!
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