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A new ice rink is estimated to cost $17 million. (Harry Zernike/Patch)
GREENWICH, CT The Greenwich Representative Town Meeting made just four cuts before approving a $448.5 million municipal budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 on Monday night.
Among those cuts was the reduction from $950,000 to $50,000 for design work for a new ice rink, which passed by a vote of 120 in favor, 80 opposed, with 10 abstentions.
Lucia Jansen, Chair of the RTM s Budget Overview Committee (BOC), which brought forth the motion to reduce, said the BOC supports a new rink, but more needs to be known about the project after questions were raised during the reviewal process.
UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 12:58 am ET
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The RTM met for just over four hours on Monday night to approve a budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022. (Harry Zernike/Patch)
GREENWICH, CT After months of countless meetings and debate, the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting approved a $448.5 million budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022 on Monday night by a vote of 147 in favor, 64 opposed, with three abstentions.
Members needed a little over four hours to complete business. The meeting was held in a hybrid fashion, with some members in-person at Central Middle School, and the majority of the elected body participating via Zoom.
Hurdles loom before Eastern Greenwich Civic Center can break ground
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Work on a new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich, which would replace the current building, moved another step closer on Tuesday when the BET Budget Committee voted to authorize money be released to complete design drawings. The construction work could go out to bid later this summer.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH Construction of a new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center took another step forward but major questions remain, including whether construction money will be approved and how much will be privately financed.
On Tuesday, the Board of Estimate and Taxation Budget Committee quickly and unanimously endorsed releasing $530,000 to finalize the design and get the project ready to go out to bid. A full BET vote is still needed.