Two Thumbs Up For Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber !!!!Last Week There Were Several Comments, During And After The Retired Men's Association Meeting To Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber
Many RMA Members Were Complaining That Greenwich Time Reporters Did Not Inform Residents What Was On The Agenda At Up Coming Town Meetings.
Mr. Mcumber Agreed With The Retired Men's Association Members And Promised To Fix This Oversight At The Greenwich Time.
Now Today We Have Greenwich Time Reporter Frank MacEachern Telling Us What Is On The Agenda At The Planning And Zoning Commission.
Please See:
A Cos Cob resident who also chairs the Representative Town Meeting's land use committee is welcoming proposed zoning changes that could control the spread of banks in town.
"I am very pleased that they are proposing new regulations to control the number of banks," said Peter Berg....
.....The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday night and hold a public hearing on many proposed changes to the town's building zone regulations....
....The commission is also looking at other changes including preventing an existing drive-through, like a bank, to be automatically converted to a drive-through for a fast food restaurant.
Other changes include tightening up office use in business zones to ensure retail businesses are on the first floor to maintain continuity of store frontages. The commission is considering a change that would exclude real estate, insurance, employment or travel firms from locating on the first floor of buildings in the neighborhood Local Business Retail zone or the central Greenwich Business zone.
The prohibited businesses do not rely on customers to come in to their offices, according to the note accompanying the amended regulation...
....The commission is also considering amendments in the R-6 (two-family property) zone to ensure development of new or renovating existing housing doesn't affect drainage, parking and open space.
The hearing on the proposed zoning regulation changes is only part of a busy agenda with a number of high-profile applications.....
....The site of the former Cos Cob Power Plant at 22 Sound Shore Drive, which the town proposes turning into a 9.7-acre park, is back on the agenda after a number of questions, including whether part of the development may be in an area that could be in danger from storms and possibly run afoul of Federal Emergency Management Agency guidelines.
A proposed expansion at a Cos Cob marina and club is back in the commission's lap after some pointed questioning during its last appearance on Feb. 9.....
......The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room.
Forget About CT Open Meetings Laws
Next Maybe Frank MacEachern Will Grow Some Journalistic Balls And Report About The Planning And Zoning Commissions Secret Meetings That Are Held Before The Public Meeting.
This Secret Meeting Of The Planning And Zoning Commission Is Called The Staff Presentation Meeting And Is Not Noticed To The Public. Nor Does The Planning And Zoning Commission Open In Public And Then Go Into Executive Session. No Legal Reason Is Ever Given For Why The Planning And Zonning Commission Needs To Go Into Executive Session Known As The Staff Briefing.
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Planning And Zoning Issues Are Raised, Disposed Of And Dismised Behind Closed Door Out Of The Watchful Eye Of The Public.
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