Without order, there s chaos: Stamford looks to regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb
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STAMFORD Like most things in Stamford, the conversation about short-term rentals began with a parking problem.
Rep. Rodney Pratt, who represents the West Side, in 2018 started getting complaints about strangers parking on the street. Neighbors started raising an eyebrow at people coming and going from the West Side after short stints or parking their cars on the street. People asked about the safety of their community, and the safety of their kids.
“You don’t want your neighbor with two kids worried about the strange guy that came in next door, or the strange girl that came in and left, or the group of people that came and were there for four days partying,” said Pratt, D-9.
Vaccination data by race and city a must have to tackle inequities, Stamford official says
Brianna Gurciullo
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Matthew Quinones, President for the City of Stamford Board of Representatives calls to order a special meeting in the Legislative Chambers of the Government Center in Stamford, Conn. on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD The president of Stamford’s Board of Representatives has asked the state Department of Health to release COVID-19 vaccination data broken down by race and municipality, saying statewide data isn’t enough to guide local officials looking to tackle inequities in distribution.
The Department of Health recently released data showing that as of Feb. 3 about 56 percent of first doses provided across Connecticut went to people identifying as white. Meanwhile, 3.4 percent of doses went to people identifying as Black, 5.2 percent went to those identifying as Hispanic, 2.6 percent went to those ide
52 new full-time positions: Stamford school board OKs $303M budget
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Students enter school on the first day of the 2020-2021 school year at Stamford High School in Stamford, Conn. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Stamford school officials, who watched as their proposed budget increase last year was almost entirely shredded, voted on Tuesday to bring their finances back to the level they envisioned pre-COVID-19.
Members of the Board of Education approved an operating budget of $303.6 million, an increase of 6.34 percent over the current fiscal year. Last year, the district had asked for $301.5 million, before the onset of the pandemic impacted the city’s financial outlook.
I truly love it : Martin seeks reelection as Simmons challenges him for Stamford mayor
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Stamford Mayor David Martin speaks at the Together We Stand #StamfordWelcomesImmigrants community meeting at Building One Community in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
STAMFORD Mayor David Martin said he never seriously considered not running for re-election for the position he has held for seven years.
The 31st mayor of Stamford will seek to win the upcoming election for what would be his third consecutive term. If elected, he’d continue to do the job he professed to love.
“As demanding and at times frustrating as this job is, I truly love it,” he said. “We’ve accomplished a great deal. I think there is more that we can do and more that we should do, and I think I am the person who is in the best position to do that with my experience and knowledge.”
Reasonable and fair: Greenwich, Stamford defend beach policies as proposed bill seeks changes
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A group of girls and their dogs hang out on the beach at Greenwich Point Park in Old Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Ever since COVID-19 came to the U.S., Greenwich Point Park has become more packed. The park bans out-of-towners and had to turn away 600 cars on New Year s Day.File / Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
A push to make beach access more affordable across Connecticut is gaining renewed attention among state lawmakers while also drawing criticism in seaside towns such as Greenwich and Stamford.