The reality of Greenwich’s new frugality is starting to show. The town with the state’s lowest mill rate is fraying at the edges.
To wit …
Almost a week has gone by since the snowstorm that dumped eight inches on Zip Code 06870. And yet large piles of snow clog up parking spaces in the municipal lots behind the stores on Sound Beach Avenue in Old Greenwich. A Pubic Works employee told me the town has cut back on clearing these piles at night because of the overtime costs.
On Sunday morning whole sections of Riverside and Old Greenwich did not get a second plow until midday. Wesskam Wood, Owenoke, Spruce, Hendrie Avenue, Terrace and the entire southbound lane of Tomac were not cleared until around noon. The crews were then told to stop at 1 p.m. leaving some streets such as Edgewater and Shore Acres unplowed.
These photos taken on Dec. 24 speak for themselves. Hate to think what would happen if we got a real snowstorm.
