Wold: No Answers from the First Selectman's Office
Submitted by David C. Wold, Greenwich Resident and Veteran
Mr. Wold reached out to us publicly re-submit a March 2023 letter he wrote to the First Selectman's Office after receiving no response.
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The below
issue remains unanswered now after nearly 12 months, so do we really need to
approach the ‘Peoples Hall’ with a FOI Ac to see if ‘finding solutions’ has
even been tried/done/discussed “with others” for the “betterment of my town" since the first time I asked via ‘civil engagement’ to your office or
Town Hall Departments for answers??
If so, then I ask First Selectman’s office
to publish on their list of FOI Act requests, 1) when was the subject first
brought up to Town Hall, and 2) at what date was the FOI Act answered!!
This is the email that was sent to the First Selectmen's Office in March 2023:
Two weeks has passed and recalling the friendly advice from so 'many in “Town Hall' I have tried to limit the number of emails on the same subject, but with no reply from our Municipal offices, I find it necessary to send reminders (not moving onto FOIA which I understand these same people are complaining that citizens are abusing).
So, all in
all, 2 weeks passed and before BOS meeting tomorrow I raise the questions
again, as otherwise I will bring it up at the BOS meeting.
Questions:
2 benches in
front of DHSR was the MI plan - we have today one today. Where is the second
one?
The current
old bench on Mckinney Terrace/Byram School property - Who donated that one, and
why was the Veterans donated bench last year also placed on the leased land for
Housing Authority? Byram Veterans Memorial Parks was specifically GPS drawn up
that it is amazing to see both benches placed outside this area.
Is this due to the specific language in the resolution requested by DPW
and approved by BOS on November 23, 2021, meeting? (we now see from the ‘site plan’ for the EMM
Park explains the ‘odd’ shape requested by DPW for the Byram Veterans Memorial
Park).
The 2nd
bench request last year (donated in memory of my wife) was denied inside the
Byram Veterans Memorial Grove (I see that in the EMM Park enhancement site plan
has no seating area and ‘forever protected’ at the request of DPW).
Current
'site plan' that should enhance the EMM Park has no new benches in the park at
all (normally, the plans would have a 'dent out' along any path/sidewalks etc.,
if there was an intention to install benches.
Is
this intentional done to 'save greenspace' in the fine calculated ‘loss’ that
was described as ‘less than a parking space’? We have zero benches/ADA 'rest
stops' on the 'half mile' of new walkways or 'pick/drop off areas etc.).
2nd issue:
As
mentioned, DPW had no issues with placing the Veterans bench on the leased
school property, why is the process of placement of the plaque now running into
its 2nd year?? The drawing shows the current one bench and the location of 2nd bench
– both at McKinney Terr leased area – taken from the site application for the
whole EMM Park that does not include these 2 locations).
3rd issue
The flagpole
outside of McKinney Terrace – it was taken down nearly 3 years ago. When will
the Town of Greenwich reinstall it and why no flagpole at Armstrong Court? It was, after all, it was built to “welcome
home” veterans.
The above
issue remains unanswered now after nearly 12 months, so do we really need to
approach the ‘Peoples Hall’ with a FOI Act, to see if ‘finding solutions’ has
even been tried/done/discussed “with others” for the “betterment of my town,” since the first time I asked via ‘civil engagement’ your office or Town
Hall Departments for answers??
If so, then I ask First Selectman’s office to publish on their list of
FOI Act requests,
1) When was the subject first brought up to Town Hall?
2) At what date was the FOI Act answered!!
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