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• Nursery may be supplanted by medical office buildings

  Fairfield Gateway, LLC, has submitted plans for the project to the Conservation Department, which will come before an Inland Wetlands Agency public hearing on Oct. 7. The application calls for tearing down the nursery's several structures, which... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 3 weeks ago

  electronic commerce | retail | renovation | wetlands | planning inquiries | lawyer

• Flatto refuses to discuss Metro Center controversies with RTM

  The third train station, on the site of a former foundry off lower Black Rock Turnpike, is part of a joint venture between the town, the state Department of Transportation and private developer Blackrock Realty. [...] the local residents who... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, greilly@ctpost.com 1 month ago

  civil and public service | wetlands | litigation | joint venture | government departments | lawyer

• Flatto skips over Metro Center controversy

  The third train station, on lower Black Rock Turnpike, is a joint venture between the town, the state Department of Transportation and private developer Blackrock Realty,with the state providing the bulk of the funding for the train station and... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  civil and public service | government departments | wetlands | litigation | joint venture | lawyer

• In Fairfield, debate rages: open space or softball field?

  During the RTM meeting, there seemed to be a coordinated effort, first utilizing an open-space argument to prevent handing control of the property over to Parks and Recreation, and when that failed, the group dug in with the financial... more »

  Genevieve Reilly, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  soccer / football | softball

• Playing catch up: government funds increased for clean water projects

  In a report prepared for the legislature, the Long Island Sound Assembly spelled out the importance of government support of the Clean Water Fund, which is used for projects that will reduce pollution in rivers, lakes and the Sound. When funding... more »

  Anthony Karge, akarge@bcnnew.com 2 months ago

  water | pollution

• After double-header resolution, Fairfield softball field wins approval

  The decisive nod came from Harold Schwartz, D-7, a softball and Little League umpire who said earlier in the night that, because he stands to earn money while umpiring games at the new field, he'd likely abstain from the vote. [...] it had to... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 2 months ago

  civil and public service | softball | credit and debt | budgets and budgeting | credit ratings

• Thumbs Up -- Thumbs Down

  Ms. Baker, a longtime French and German teacher at Greenwich High School - and a GHS graduate - was honored last month as one of Greenwich's 2110 Distinguished Teachers. Thumbs down to upsetting news that greeted lunchtime diners at the... more »

  2 months ago

  teachers | rivers

• RTM finalizes budget after restoring money to conservation dept, themselves

  The 2010--11 budget, with a 3.24 percent increase over current spending, was finalized by the Representative Town Meeting on Monday night after four meetings and 20 hours of discussion. Two jobs were at stake: an administrative assistant in the... more »

  Anthony Karge, akarge@bcnnew.com 3 months ago

  budgets and budgeting

• RTM wrestles with budget restoration requests

  In the first round of the final stage of the 2010-11 budget process, hours of emotionally charged decisions by the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) led to a $42,000 restoration, but the resounding response to the majority of requests for a... more »

  Anthony Karge, akarge@bcnnew.com 4 months ago

  police | budgets and budgeting | safety of citizens

• Town clashes in court with Concerned Citizens

  Weddle assumed the role of compliance officer in March 2008, after the Conservation Commission, acting in its role as the inland wetlands agency, voted him into the spot. In December 2007, Flatto tapped Weddle as a replacement compliance officer... more »

  Tim Loh, tloh@bcnnew.com 5 months ago

  wetlands | court preliminary | lawyer