Greenwich Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Budget board splits on 3 percent cap

From Greenwich News

• BET splits on hard 3 percent budget cap Greenwich's Board of Estimate and Taxation debated a hard 3 percent operating-budget cap, splitting over whether it would undercut a push for structural savings, as the finance department flagged steep losses and a negative fund balance at Nathaniel Witherell nursing home.Greenwich News
• P&Z takes up 44 Weaver Street apartment plan Planning and Zoning considered converting a vacant Weaver Street office building into 44 apartments after objections over a proposed pickleball court's front-yard noise, while also weighing a large expansion of horse limits at Foxtrot Farm and a contested two-house Laughlin Avenue proposal.Greenwich News
• Budget panel sets FY28 guidelines amid fee debate The BET Budget Committee weighed fiscal 2028 guidance as members debated unresolved healthcare cost estimates, new department savings targets, a possible Eversource rate increase up to 18 percent, and whether disposal fees are keeping pace with rising costs.Greenwich News
• Selectmen consider Scorca for deputy police chief The Board of Selectmen considered Capt. Eric Scorca's promotion to deputy police chief alongside a harbor commission's push to raise the late mooring-renewal fee and an ethics board warning that annual financial-disclosure filings have dropped for decades even as town payroll roughly tripled.Greenwich News

Happening Sun, Oct 25

• 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Bruce Museum exhibit pairs Sargent with O'Keeffe The Bruce Museum's 'American Stories from Sargent to O'Keeffe,' a partnership with the Newark Museum of Art, continues daily through the week at 1 Museum Drive.Town of Greenwich
• 10:00 a.m.: Whitby School holds all-school open house Sunday Whitby School hosts an all-school open house Sunday at 10 a.m. at 969 Lake Avenue for prospective families, according to Greenwich Patch's event calendar.Greenwich Patch
• 3:00 p.m.: Choral concert celebrates America 250 Sunday The St. Barnabas Choir performs American choral works Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 954 Lake Avenue, as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations.Town of Greenwich
• 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: FEEL THE SPIRIT: Sunday at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m FEEL THE SPIRIT is listed on the town calendar for Sunday, Oct. 25 at 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at American Choral Works | St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 954 Lake Avenue.Town of Greenwich

Greenwich on Sat, Oct 24

• Police department opens entry-level officer hiring The Greenwich Police Department is accepting applications for entry-level police officer positions, the town announced, offering residents a direct path into local law enforcement.Town of Greenwich
• Candidate profile published for 151st House race Greenwich Patch published a candidate profile of Michael Mason, who is running to represent the 151st State House District, in his own words.Greenwich Patch
• Red Cross organizes Halloween blood drive in town The American Red Cross has organized an interfaith blood drive in Greenwich for the Halloween season, Greenwich Patch reported.Greenwich Patch
• Seven Greenwich homes hold open houses this weekend Seven Greenwich homes are holding open houses Oct. 24-25, priced from $775,000 to $9.5 million, including a gated Old Greenwich waterfront property, Greenwich Patch reports.Greenwich Patch
• $6.95 million home features indoor roller hockey rink A $6.95 million Greenwich home for sale includes an indoor roller hockey area, theater, golf simulator and woodworking studio across a 3,000-square-foot lower level, according to the listing, Greenwich Patch reports.Greenwich Patch

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday evening The Greenwich Board of Health holds its regular monthly meeting Monday at 6:30 p.m.Town of Greenwich
• Mon, Oct 26, 10:00 a.m.: Early voting continues this week at Town Hall Early voting continues this week at Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, with sessions listed through Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to the Patch events calendar.Greenwich Patch
• Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 p.m.: Historian Rick Atkinson speaks at Christ Church Historian Rick Atkinson discusses his book 'The Fate of the Day: America at 250' Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Christ Church Greenwich, 254 East Putnam Avenue.Greenwich Patch
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 a.m.: Old Greenwich School panel meets Tuesday morning The Old Greenwich School Building Committee meets Tuesday at 7 a.m., in person and via Zoom, at 285 Sound Beach Avenue.Town of Greenwich
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m.: Youth Commission holds work session Tuesday The First Selectman's Youth Commission holds a work session Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Town Hall Room 125, 101 Field Point Road.Town of Greenwich
• Wed, Oct 28, 6:30 p.m.: Parks and Recreation board meets Wednesday The Greenwich Board of Parks and Recreation holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.Town of Greenwich
• Fri, Oct 30, 7:00 p.m.: Library screens 'Sinners' for Friends Friday Films Greenwich Library screens 'Sinners,' the Oscar-nominated horror film, Friday at 7 p.m. as part of its Friends Friday Films series; seats remain available.Greenwich Library

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