The Board of Selectmen on April 10 unanimously approved several administrative requests: a temporary lane closure for utility test pits at Griggs Street and Bruce Park Avenue, an amendment to traffic ordinance Schedule 14-10.1 governing parking-permit cost and term, and a request to raise the Filipino flag on June 13, 2025 for the Connecticut Association of Filipino and American Families.
Eversource project manager Bob Handler introduced the utility work and introduced project representatives, including Chris Morris (Penna) and outreach representative Matt Wright of Walk In Strategies. Wright said he distributed 119 door hangers and held one-on-one conversations with every business on the affected stretch; he reported no substantive pushback. He outlined a work schedule included in the outreach letter: 10 p.m. to 10 a.m. Monday through Wednesday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday to balance residential and business impacts. After brief discussion, the board voted to approve the temporary lane closure; Lauren Raven made the motion and Janet Stone McWiggen seconded.
The board then approved an amendment to Traffic Ordinance Schedule 14-10.1 to formalize the town's permit rules. Deputy chief explained the change mirrors the transfer-station permit process: residents have 30 days from mailing to report a missing permit; replacement within 30 days will incur a $10 fee, and permits are limited to one permanent permit per household per payment cycle. The amendment passed by unanimous vote.
Finally, the board approved a request from the Connecticut Association of Filipino and American Families to raise the Filipino flag on June 13, 2025; the group had reserved a meeting room and planned a small breakfast. The board recorded no public criticism on the request since it was first discussed two weeks earlier.
The board also received updates (not votes) on other town matters, including a ribbon cutting for the Cullen Eastern Greenwich Civic Center and a building-committee timeline for the Old Greenwich School project, which the committee said is on track to begin construction in late May or early June pending bid results and permits.