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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

10/15/09 Reader Submitted Comments: Historic District Commission

Wow! What a surprise the P & Z and the Historic Commission are working together.

After the stealth attack on Sachem Road to make it a historic district.

It does not surprise me at all.


Hal & Kate Rubenstein



PLEASE SEE:

10/13/09 HDC Is Stealing ARC's Cookies With P&Z's Blessing?

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10/14/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Evening Edition

Greenwich High class of '79 reunites this weekend
Greenwich Post
The Greenwich High School 30th reunion for the class of 1979 is Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Boys and Girls Club in Greenwich from 7 to 11 pm Dress is casual, ...

Westport County Playhouse Free Events on "Community Day," October ...
By admin
Once again, I direct your attention to a venue beyond the Greenwich border; this time to the fantastically worthy Westport County Playhouse. With a Board of.
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Slideshow Dahl Matonis set new Greenwich High cross country marks ...
When the representatives of the Greenwich Darien Wilton and Norwalk boys and girls cross country teams took to the starting line at Greenwich Point Park ...



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10/14/09 The Raw Greenwich News Feed: Afternoon Edition

Greenwich selectmen candidates go back to school
Greenwich Time
By Neil Vigdor Greenwich, Oct. 13, 2009. First Selectman Peter Tesei speaking at Greenwich High School to the high school juniors and seniors his reasons ...
Convicted Greenwich sex offender found guilty of new felony offense
Greenwich Time
By Debra Friedman STAMFORD -- After three days of trial, a Greenwich sex offender was convicted Tuesday of failing to properly register his address, ...
Ridgefield holds off Greenwich, 4-3, in girls soccer
Greenwich Time
By David Fierro Ridgefield High School girls soccer coach Robb Banyai certainly wouldn't mind if his team didn't have to play Greenwich again. ...
HS Roundup -- Pearsall scores twice as girls soccer team wins again
Wilton Villager
Celeste Hoelzl took first overall in 16:49 and teammate Julia Broach was second in 16:51 to lead Wilton to victories over Darien, 15-50, Greenwich, 18-45, ...
New York Times
Op-Ed Contributor Wall Street Smarts
New York Times
They just wanted a nice house in Greenwich and maybe a sailboat. A lot of them were from families that had always been on Wall Street, ...

Macri, O'Hara lead Norwalk girls to win against Bridgeport Central ...
By Staff
Celeste Hoelzl took first overall in 16:49 and teammate Julia Broach was second in 16:51 to lead Wilton to victories over Darien, 15-50, Greenwich, 18-45, and Norwalk, 15-50, in action on Greenwich's 4000-meter course. ...
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10/13/09 HDC Is Stealing ARC's Cookies With P&Z's Blessing?

The Greenwich Monitor says:

It appears that the The Historic District Commission (HDC) is on a stealth mission to reduce the Architectural Review Committee (ARC) to near irrelevance.

The ARC composed of architects has been reduced to the mere approval of signs, lighting and air conditioners on Greenwich Avenue.

The HDC is subtlety trying to move Greenwich Avenue from being merely registered on the National Registry to a full blown Historic District

The HDC's standard of approval is to replicate the Avenue of old.

The ARC feels that the Avenue is a living organism of continual change.

The ARC uses their innate skill as professionals to control the scale, mass and style of the Avenue so that it can change, yielding place to new, while preserving the ambiance of the Avenue.

The HDC is trying to roll back the fenestration's to some unknown historical period, not clear to the land owner or their architects.

Arbitrary and capricious is HDC's mystery to approval.

The HDC, comprised of armature historians and a few architects, would replace their gut feelings for the practiced skill of the more illustrious professionals of the ARC.

Whose in charge?
The Greenwich Monitor's solution will be offered after the people of Greenwich have made comments.
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10/13/09 The Greenwich Police Blotter

Police blotter

Leslie Bechtel, 54, of 87 Lockwood Drive, was charged Thursday morning with third-degree assault against an elderly person. Released on a $5,000 bond.

Ryan Ramsey, 23, of 18 Havemeyer Lane, was charged Thursday morning with driving while under the influence. Released on a $250 bond......

.....A 17-year-old boy was charged Friday with possession of cannabis, sale of cannabis, sale of cannabis within school housing, possession of drug paraphernalia and risk of injury to a minor. He was released on a $5,000 bond.......

......Thomas Bowers, 45, of 77 John St., was charged Sunday afternoon with second-degree failure to appear. He was released on a $300 bond.

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