Opinion: ‘RFQs’ for new Long Lots at odds with P&Z recommendations
Writer has questions about newly issued bids for architectural design and construction services for elementary school project.
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Letter: RTM needs to forge a real ‘compromise’ on Long Lots project
Writer suggests that, given hefty pricetag for new elementary school, town’s legislative body should “step up and assert its proper legislative role.”
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Letter: RTM again asked to right LLSBC wrongs
Writer supports view that RTM abdicated its charter-prescribed role in establishing building committee for new elementary school.
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Letter: RTM needs to reclaim rightful role in Long Lots project
Writer says planning for new elementary school has sidestepped proper procedures and usurped powers granted the legislative body.
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Opinion: Westport Baseball calls for new Long Lots now, decide fair use of fields later
Nonprofit youth sports group, in statement to Planning and Zoning Commission, advocates for new elementary school without delay, but adds: “It is our understanding that P&Z has required an express prohibition on baseball in order to approve the forthcoming 8-24 application …” and asks that baseball not be excluded from future play on revamped Long Lots fields.
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Letter: Don’t forget special-needs preschoolers in P&Z Long Lots vote
Writers say new Stepping Stones Preschool is critical element of plans for elementary school project.
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Opinion: Why the debate over new Long Lots when solution is obvious?
Writer says: “Why must parents fight and beg for pragmatism and reason to prevail to protect their children from substandard learning environments? … How can this be such a divisive issue?”
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Letter: Is ‘historical society’ concerned about Colonial-era house?
Writer questions the role of Westport Museum for History and Culture, and asks whether it remains interested in helping to preserve Westport’s Colonial history.
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Opinion: Demand better for yet-to-be designed Long Lots
Architect writes: “Investing $100 million on a new school building shouldn’t involve a politically misguided, hasty process with the dominant paradigm being — just build something that looks like a school as soon as possible.”
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Open letter: Build a new school, don’t blame gardeners for delay
Leader of Westport Community Gardens writes: “At no point in this process has the request for consideration and regard for the gardens and preserve delayed the process of constructing a new/improved school. Not by a second. To imply otherwise is false.”
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Letter: Board ‘inconsistent’ on Long Lots finance issues
Writer says officials have failed to follow mandates before approving money for feasibility and design plans for new elementary school.
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Letter: Children must be priority in plans for ‘deteriorating’ Long Lots
Writers representing “Parents for a New LLS” call on P&Z to approve 8-24 report, focusing on “a timely and fiscally responsible plan so the new school build proceeds safely, on schedule and without a single avoidable delay.”
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Letter: Long Lots planners sidestepping mandated process
Writer says the “RFP” for elementary school project has yet to be carried out as required by state statutes despite project’s “urgency.”
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Letter: Long Lots PTA leaders urge 8-24 application be OK’d
Ten former PTA officials argue there should be no delay in P&Z approval of plans for new school, without being “sidelined by the recreational pursuits of a few.”
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Opinion: P&Z must consider alternatives to current Long Lots plan
Writer says alternatives and options, which have been “ignored” by other town bodies, should be part of discussion when zoners review plans for new school and its property.
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Opinion: P&Z urged to reject Long Lots ‘8-24’ application
Writer lists numerous concerns about project as currently proposed, and instead suggests plans for a new school be handled separately from those for athletic field on Hyde Lane property.
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Letter: Specific action needed to combat antisemitism in schools
Writer suggests an effective way to deal with students’ antisemitic behavior is to read and write about the Holocaust, so they “understand what went on in the showers at Auschwitz.”
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Letter: Rethink Long Lots design as project faces P&Z test
Engineer has advice for Planning and Zoning Commission, which on Monday takes up a state-mandated “8-24 municipal improvement” application for the Long Lots Elementary School project.
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Letter: Long Lots panel off base on playing field recommendation
Writer says plan for a multi-purpose athletic field for the new Long Lots Elementary School is not within the building committee’s purview.
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Letter: Reclaim Westport citizens’ right to unfettered petitions
Writer calls on RTM Rules Committee to rescind restrictions on Westporters’ historic ability to have their petitions reviewed by the legislative body.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day | Columbus Day School Recess
MoCA CT 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesA Creative Morning of Art, Discovery & Museum Fun! Join us at MoCACT for a special Indigenous Peoples’ Day Recess Camp designed for children ages 5–10. Young artists will spend […]
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Art Adventures! – Saturday Drop-In Art Class for Kids
MoCA CT 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! Whether your child is an experienced artist or just looking to have […]
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Be Unapologetically Impatient w/ Dr. Christina Cipriano
Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesJoin us as we welcome Dr. Christina Cipriano to Westport on Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm. In her book," Be Unapologetically Impatient: The Mindset Required to Change the Way We […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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Art Adventures! – Saturday Drop-In Art Class for Kids
MoCA CT 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesYour child can join us every Saturday for a relaxed and inspiring drop-in art class at the museum! Whether your child is an experienced artist or just looking to have […]
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For Ukraine! Concert
Pequot Library 720 Pequot Avenue, Southport, Connecticut, United StatesExperience the powerful sound and rich musical traditions of Ukraine at a special concert by the Prometheus Ukrainian Male Chorus, one of the longest-standing Ukrainian male choruses in the world. […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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Intuitive Abstract Expressionism: an immersive art experience with Melissa Benedek
MoCA CT 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesStep beyond the canvas and into an immersive, intuitive approach to Abstract Expressionism led by artist Melissa Benedek. Through color, movement, texture, music, and spontaneous mark-making, you’ll learn to quiet […]
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Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley
Westport Country Playhouse 25 Powers Court, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesWestport Country Playhouse stages the world premiere of “Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Napoleon at Pemberley,” written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Emily Mann, October 20 - […]
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