Selectmen adopt Safe Streets Greenwich safety action plan unanimously

Board of Selectmen · Meeting of May 14, 2026

Greenwich selectmen unanimously adopt a Safe Streets Greenwich Safety Action Plan targeting zero traffic deaths by 2040. First Selectman Fred Camillo and Selectwomen Lauren Rabin and Rachel Khanna approved the plan on a second read after DPW Civil Engineer Michael Kiselak said no public feedback had come in over two weeks, calling the plan a toolkit for "safer roads." The board held first reads on three road-closure requests: a Division Street residential parking permit sought by Deputy Chief of Police James Bonney, an overnight Glenville Road closure from June 21-25 presented by DPW's Ian Brown, and a summer closure of Indian Rock Lane and Stanwich Road for Central Middle School utility work, presented by Building Committee Chair Joe Rossetti and Turner Construction. The board also waived a second read to approve 2026 Neighborhood Assistance Act proposals and confirmed nine board and commission appointments.

Khanna reported Greenwich's proposed mill rate of 10.12 is the state's lowest.

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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of May 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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GREENWICH — May 14, 2026 — The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Thursday to adopt the Safe Streets Greenwich Safety Action Plan, a townwide roadmap funded by a federal grant that aims to eliminate serious-injury and fatal traffic crashes by 2040.

The board, acting in its role as the town's legal traffic authority, endorsed the plan on a second read after receiving no public feedback in the two weeks since its first presentation. First Selectman Fred Camillo also used the meeting to tout the Representative Town Meeting's passage of the 2026-27 municipal budget three days earlier, including funding for a new municipal rink, and Selectwoman Rachel Khanna reported the town's proposed mill rate of 10.12 is the lowest in Connecticut.

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DPW Civil Engineer Michael Kiselak told the board the safety plan, developed under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, grew out of a townwide crash analysis and extensive public input. It identifies a high-injury network and a prioritized investment network of locations that would benefit from infrastructure improvements, along with policy recommendations on education, enforcement and outreach. Kiselak said adoption clears the way for the town to pursue implementation funding under the same federal grant program. Selectwoman Lauren Rabin made the motion to approve the plan, seconded by Khanna, and it passed unanimously.

The board also took up three road-related requests it opted to hold for a second read in two weeks. Deputy Chief of Police James Bonney, director of parking services, asked the board to make Division Street a residential parking permit zone. Bonney said the dead-end street of 15 or 16 homes near Greenwich Hospital has drawn parkers avoiding hospital-area fees, a problem he said will worsen once nearby construction adds medical offices at 1-3 Perry Ridge Road. Parking Services surveyed the neighborhood and received about 11 responses with no objections, Bonney said.

DPW engineer Ian Brown requested an overnight road closure on Glenville Road between Glen Ridge Road and Weaver Street from June 21 to June 25, calling it one of the final steps in the yearlong Glenville corridor project. Work would run from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. over five nights in two phases, with detour routes ranging from two to nearly seven miles and police assisting drivers. Rabin asked where equipment would be staged; Brown said it has historically been the Glenville Fire Station lot but he would confirm space with the contractor.

Central Middle School Building Committee Chair Joe Rossetti, accompanied by Turner Construction representatives, presented a request for a temporary weekday road closure on Indian Rock Lane and Stanwich Road to relocate utilities that were moved into the roadway during design review. The closure, requested to begin June 29 after the school year ends, would run roughly 7 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. for six to eight weeks, with no residents affected and access maintained to a church on Indian Rock Lane.

Director of Community Development Tyler Fairbairn presented the 2026 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act program proposals, which pair local businesses with nonprofits for tax credits. The board waived a second read given a time-sensitive deadline to forward the item to the RTM's June meeting, and approved the proposals unanimously on a motion by Rabin, seconded by Khanna.

The board also approved nine board and commission appointments and reappointments unanimously, including returning members to the Commission on Aging, Fair Rent Commission, Board of Health, Nathaniel Witherell Board of Directors and two new members of the Citizens Police Advisory Committee.

"It gives us a lot of tools that have gone through the public involvement process and talking with you all and other stakeholders." — DPW Civil Engineer Michael Kiselak

"It's really a big driveway." — Deputy Chief of Police James Bonney, describing the Division Street parking situation

"This is the home stretch here." — Ian Brown, Department of Public Works engineer, on the Glenville Road project

Why It Matters

The Safe Streets plan sets Greenwich's course for reducing traffic deaths and severe injuries through 2040, prioritizing locations for future infrastructure spending and shaping the town's pursuit of additional federal and state safety grants. The three pending road closures affect residents in Division Street, Glenville and around Central Middle School directly, with construction and detours expected this summer. The board will take final votes on all three at its next meeting, roughly two weeks out. Separately, the RTM budget passage funds a new municipal rink pending a further vote in June, and the state legislative session's close brought Greenwich close to $8 million for the Old Greenwich School renovation, plus $100,000 in supplemental education aid and about $200,000 in supplemental town aid.

Key Motions & Votes

- Vote: Approval of minutes, Regular Meeting of April 23, 2026 Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Approval of minutes, Special Meeting of April 23, 2026 Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Adoption of the Safe Streets Greenwich Safety Action Plan Tally: Approved unanimously - Action: Amendment to Traffic Ordinance Schedule X, Division Street residential parking permit (first read) — Continued to next meeting for a final vote - Action: Overnight road closure on Glenville Road, June 21-25 (first read) — Continued to next meeting for a final vote - Action: Temporary road closure on Indian Rock Lane and Stanwich Road for Central Middle School sanitary work (first read) — Continued to next meeting for a final vote - Vote: Adoption of 2026 Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act program proposals Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Anne Marie Hynes, Commission on Aging (R6) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Kip Burgweger, Commission on Aging (R7) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Michael Goldschmidt, Fair Rent Commission (R1) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Sarah Madden, Board of Health (R2) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Michelle Ann Moskowitz, Board of Human Services (R8) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Margaret McSherry Martino, Nathaniel Witherell Board of Directors (R8) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Nomination of Peter Kelly, Nathaniel Witherell Board of Directors (R9) Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Appointment of Andrea Dawn Lacasio, Citizens Police Advisory Committee Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Appointment of Frederick Lee, Citizens Police Advisory Committee Tally: Approved unanimously - Vote: Adjournment Tally: Approved unanimously

Source

Greenwich Community Television: Board of Selectmen meeting, May 14, 2026