Greenwich selectmen approve Steamboat Road parking changes, 2026 flag slate
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of January 22, 2026
Greenwich selectmen approve Steamboat Road parking fix, 2026 flag slate amid board tension. First Selectman Fred Camillo and Selectwoman Lauren Rabin publicly criticized Selectwoman Rachel Khanna over a DTC newsletter item suggesting the board limits public comment, with Camillo saying "I will stand up for them at every turn." The board voted 3-0 to amend Steamboat Road parking ordinances and 3-0 to adopt the 2026 flag-raising slate. Deputy Chief James Bonney proposed new two-hour parking on Loughlin Avenue in Cos Cob after finding up to 14 commercial vehicles parked there on a single day; DPW's Michael Kiselak presented a resolution, tied to a $400,000 federal grant, setting a 2040 goal to eliminate fatal and serious traffic crashes.
Burning Tree Country Club sought a one-hour noise-ordinance extension for a July 18 concert. All three items return for votes in two weeks.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of January 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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GREENWICH — January 22, 2026 — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously three times Thursday to approve meeting minutes, amend a Steamboat Road parking ordinance and adopt a 2026 slate of town flag raisings, even as First Selectman Fred Camillo and Selectwoman Lauren Rabin publicly rebuked Selectwoman Rachel Khanna over a newsletter item they said mischaracterized the board's openness to public comment.
The board also opened first-read discussion on three items it will take up again in two weeks: a new two-hour parking restriction for Loughlin Avenue in Cos Cob, a resolution committing Greenwich to eliminating fatal and serious traffic crashes by 2040 tied to a $400,000 federal grant, and a variance to let Burning Tree Country Club run outdoor music until 11 p.m. for a July 18 concert.
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The meeting opened routinely, with the board voting 3-0 to approve minutes from its January 9 regular meeting, January 9 special meeting and January 13 special meeting, all on motions by Rabin seconded by Khanna. But Camillo's opening remarks turned pointed. He said a "new Board member" had put out something "political" in the past week suggesting the board was not letting residents speak, and he defended his six-year record of open meetings. He said one unnamed individual has disrupted meetings, been asked to leave, filed "vexatious" freedom-of-information requests and harassed town employees and department heads. Rabin echoed the criticism, addressing Khanna directly and asking her to raise concerns privately rather than in writing.
Khanna responded that she does not consider discussing a resident's flag request to be political, saying the town's flag policy "clearly defines the procedures." She used her update to recognize Muslim Heritage Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and reported that the Representative Town Meeting had voted to back the Westchester County airport task force's recommendations, a body on which Rich Flood and John Mastracchio represent Greenwich.
The board then took up old business. Deputy Chief of Police James Bonney, director of Parking Services, presented a revised amendment to Schedule 1B, Schedule I and Schedule IV of the town's traffic ordinance affecting Steamboat Road, eliminating on-street parking along the road's east side after residents said unclear signage was making it unsafe to exit their driveways. Rabin moved to approve the amendment; Khanna seconded; it passed 3-0. Ken Borsuk, executive assistant to the first selectman, then presented the unchanged 2026 slate of approved flag raisings, which the board also approved 3-0 on a Rabin motion seconded by Khanna, after Khanna questioned Assistant Town Attorney Laura McGeachy about whether requesting organizations would be identified on the town website.
In new business, Bonney proposed two-hour parking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday, on Loughlin Avenue near Strickland Road in Cos Cob, after a department study found up to 14 commercial employees parking there on a single rainy day. Resident Tracy Bosco, appearing by Zoom, asked the board to extend the restricted zone to the crosswalk at Butler Street, saying a nearby Toyota dealership was shuttling employees to park there. Camillo and Rabin both floated a four-hour alternative to avoid displacing park users; Bonney said he would defer to the board. No vote was taken; the item returns in two weeks.
DPW Civil Engineer Michael Kiselak presented the Safe Streets Greenwich resolution, tied to a $400,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant awarded in 2023, which sets a goal of eliminating fatal and serious-injury crashes by 2040 without committing the town to specific projects. Rabin suggested wording adjustments. Silvia Perbellini, events director at Burning Tree Country Club, asked the board for a one-hour noise-ordinance extension, to 11 p.m., for a July 18 outdoor concert with a DJ and live band. Both items were first reads with no vote, to return in two weeks.
David Wold, representing the Sons of the American Revolution, asked the board to raise flags marking Gen. Israel Putnam's 1779 ride on February 26, U.S. Merchant Marine's Day on May 22, and United Nations Day, which the board previously rejected. Camillo said his opposition to a UN Day flag raising has not changed, citing an existing Julian Curtiss School ceremony. All three were first reads with no vote.
"I will stand up for them at every turn. And if someone ever gets political with the business of this town, I will call them out on that." — First Selectman Fred Camillo
"I don't think that considering a resident's flag request is political." — Selectwoman Rachel Khanna
"The people that live in the houses there are having a hard time parking in front of their houses." — Deputy Chief of Police James Bonney, director of Parking Services
Why It Matters
The Steamboat Road and flag-slate votes are final; the Loughlin Avenue parking limit, the 2040 traffic-safety pledge and the Burning Tree noise variance all return for votes in two weeks, giving residents another window to weigh in. The $400,000 federal grant behind the safety resolution is a prerequisite for future infrastructure funding, and town officials said a fuller safety plan is due for public review this spring. Meanwhile, the public friction between Camillo, Rabin and Khanna over the DTC newsletter signals a divide on the three-member board heading into this term's budget season, with Camillo's budget presentation set for January 27.
Key Motions & Votes
- Vote: Approval of Jan. 9 regular, Jan. 9 special and Jan. 13 special meeting minutes Tally: For: 3, Against: 0, Abstain: 0, Total: 3 - Vote: Amendment to traffic ordinance Schedules 1B, I and IV (Steamboat Road parking) Tally: For: 3, Against: 0, Abstain: 0, Total: 3 - Vote: Approval of 2026 Town of Greenwich flag-raising slate Tally: For: 3, Against: 0, Abstain: 0, Total: 3 - Action: Amendment to traffic ordinance Schedule IV for Loughlin Avenue parking — Continued to next meeting (first read) - Action: Safe Streets Greenwich resolution setting 2040 traffic-safety goal — Continued to next meeting (first read) - Action: Noise ordinance variance for Burning Tree Country Club July 18 concert — Continued to next meeting (first read) - Action: Flag-raising requests for Feb. 26, May 22 and United Nations Day — Continued to next meeting (first read) - Vote: Adjournment Tally: For: 3, Against: 0, Abstain: 0, Total: 3
Source
Greenwich Community Television: Board of Selectmen meeting, January 22, 2026