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Governor Lamont speaks at Binney Park on new Greenwich-Stamford Trail

Governor Ned Lamont speaks about the new trail. Behind him are State Senator Ryan Fazio, State Rep. Hector Arzeno, and State Rep. Rachel Khanna. Photo by Leo Boksner.

By Leo Boksner

On Monday, May 22nd, Governor Ned Lamont and an array of other elected officials, including Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo; Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons; and members of the Connecticut House of Representatives and State Senate including Greenwich’s Hector Arzeno, Rachel Khanna, and Ryan Fazio arrived at Binney Park to discuss the new Greenwich-Stamford multi-use trail.

The trail will connect Old Greenwich’s Binney Park to Stamford’s Bocuzzi Park and be funded by a $270,400 grant from the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program, just one of the many trails they’re aiming to build in the state.

The event began with speeches from many of Connecticut’s elected officials , each briefly speaking about the trail, the grants that enable its creation, and the goals of the project itself.

In their time speaking, both First Selectman Camillo and Mayor Simmons emphasized the collaborative effort of the trail, and its power to further connections between the two neighboring areas. Mayor Simmons highlighted the partnership between the town and city, saying,“Fred and I started talking about it a year ago, and our teams made it happen.”

All officials were unified in their support of the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program which provides the funding that will make the new Greenwich-Stamford trail possible. The Greenwich-Stamford multi-use trail is one of 50 trails identified for support in Connecticut under a $9 Million grant budget.

A variety of people serving Connecticut from the CT House of Representatives and State Senate spoke, each covering different beneficial aspects of the new trail. Representative Hector Arzeno, called the trail a “turning point” in Greenwich, hoping it would usher on more similar trails in the future.

Representative Rachel Khanna discussed the trail’s status as an alternate mode of transportation to cars, and how that could allow the area to meet climate-friendly “0-carbon goals.”

Closing the event, Governor Lamont told the crowd of his personal love for Binney Park, a beautiful place that he praised, saying the park looks better than ever. Governor Lamont reminded those in attendance of the importance of the Greenwich-Stamford trail and other projects like it, stating,“We’ve got to be really careful about preserving what we’ve got.”
Governor Lamont also spoke at length about building up and working on the state through these sorts of initiatives, enriching Connecticut for years to come. It’s about, “making sure that everybody from every different zip code has access to what makes this state so beautiful,” said Lamont.

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