The What: This Week in Southwest Connecticut
The What is your look around southwest Connecticut for the week of May 13.
Monday, May 13
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Let’s see what’s happening around the region this week.
Stamford
There will be a Board of Finance Special Budget Meeting on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. where the board will officially set the mill rate—or the tax rate—for the city for the upcoming fiscal year, starting in July.
Other meetings this week include:
- Monday. May 13: Steering Committee at 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14: Planning Board at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: Board of Representatives Special Meeting at 7 p.m. | Parks and Recreation Commission at 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: Environmental Protection Board at 7:30 p.m.
Norwalk
At this week’s Planning and Zoning Commission, on Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m., there will be three public hearings: one on a proposed contractor’s storage yard at 34 Meadow Street; one on a proposed new hotel at 25 & 31-35 South Main Street; and one for turning part of Norden Place into a transportation maintenance terminal for the MTA.
Other meetings this week include:
- Monday, May 13: Special Common Council at 5 p.m. | Commission on the Status of Women at 7 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14: Common Council at 7:30 p.m. | Conservation Commission at 6 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: Five Mile River Commission at 6 p.m. | Finance and Claims Committee of the Common Council at 7 p.m. | Zoning Board of Appeals at 7 p.m.
Fairfield
The Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. and review a draft of the Board of Education Long Range Facilities Plan and discuss an update to the district’s racial imbalance plan.
Other meetings this week include:
- Monday, May 13: Library Board of Trustees at 7 p.m. | Solid Waste and Recycling Commission at 7 p.m. | Planning and Zoning Rules Committee at 5 p.m. | Board of Health at 7:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14: Housing Authority at 6 p.m. | Town Plan and Zoning Commission at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: Board of Education Facilities Committee at 9:30 a.m. | Parks and Recreation Commission at 7 p.m. | Water Pollution Control Authority at 7 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: Bike and Pedestrian Committee at 6 p.m. | Fair Rent Commission at 7 p.m.
Greenwich
On Thursday, May 16, the town is hosting a Backcountry (RTM Districts 10, 11) Traffic & Pedestrian Safety Community Input Meeting at 6 p.m. This is the latest in a series of meetings that aim to gather public input on issues related to traffic and safety in the town.
The Representative Town Meeting will meet on Monday, May 13 at 7 p.m. to approve the recommended budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
On Wednesday, May 15 at 11 a.m., there will be a Public Tree Hearing for Central Middle School 9 Indian Rock Lane to discuss removing 188 trees.
Other meetings this week include:
- Monday, May 13: Energy Management Advisory Committee at 3 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14: Board of Estimate and Taxation Budget Committee at 1 p.m. | Board of Selectmen Special Meeting at 2 p.m. | First Selectman's Diversity Advisory Committee at 12 p.m. | Old Greenwich School Building Committee at 7 p.m. | Planning & Zoning Commission at 4 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: Board of Parks and Recreation at 6:30 p.m. | Harbor Management Commission at 6 p.m.| Public Tree Hearing for 7 Dairy Road at 1 p.m. | Public Tree Hearing for 1 Fawcett Place/ Greenwich Avenue at 2:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: FS Active Transportation Task Force at 8:30 a.m.
Darien
On Monday, May 13 at 8 p.m., there will be a Representative Town Meeting to vote on the 2024-2045 budget.
Other meetings this week include:
- Monday, May 13: Advisory Commission on Coastal Waters at 7:30 p.m. | RTM Town Government Structure and Administration at 7:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 14: Board of Education at 7:30 p.m. | Monuments & Ceremonies Commission at 3:30 p.m.| Planning and Zoning Commission at 7 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: Commission on Aging at 9 a.m. | Great Island Advisory Committee at 6 p.m. | Parks and Recreation Commission at 7:30 p.m.| Zoning Board of Appeals at 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: Police Commission at 4 p.m. | Five Mile River Commission at 6 p.m.
Westport
The RTM Education, Public Protection & Parks & Recreation Committees will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13 to discuss a request from a community petition to overturn the Selectwoman’s decision related to the hours for the community garden during school days.
Other meetings this week include:
- Tuesday, May 14: Selectman's Maintenance Study Committee at 8 a.m. | Arts Advisory Committee at 12 p.m. | Zoning Board of Appeals at 6 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 15: Library Board of Trustees at 7 p.m. | Conservation Commission at 7 p.m. | Parks and Recreation Commission at 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 16: Commission on People with Disabilities at 9 a.m. | Tree Board at 4:30 p.m. | Board of Education at 6 p.m.
Please note: All of these agendas and information here are current as of Sunday night. Meeting times and agendas may get adjusted throughout the week.
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Have a great week,
Kelly Prinz
Founder, Reporter at Coastal Connecticut Times
