Letter to the Editor:
Within the past ten days our First Selectman, Fred Camillo, has stopped the use of speed cameras in the Town of Greenwich. They were a vexing problem to residents who like to drive fast, or do so inadvertently, but also for the Town, as it caused a groundswell of opposition to the administration. By stopping the use of the cameras, using a suggestion from the Northeast Greenwich Association, NGA, the Town had a legal means to do so. As an organization representing some 25% of the homes in Greenwich, NGA is recognized as a very credible source, in that its advice to the TOG and The First Selectman is impartial, well researched and always in the best interest of our representatives and constituents in Districts 7 and 11 and the Town as a whole. For that NGA has always been considered a trusted source.
You may recall when the Town proposed a two-year closing of North Street two years ago to permit the rebuilding of the bridge. After analysis by NGA, appearing at numerous hearings, and having met with Fred a number of times on the subject, the Town reduced the closure time to when the schools will be closed this coming summer, with intermittent closures during the workdays in abutting months – not during rush hours. That earned NGA a reputation as a “trusted impartial source” to the Town and to the First Selectman.
At a time of so much divisiveness in politics, other representatives of groups of people may want to emulate the role of NGA, as a Trusted Impartial Source.
Richard Schulze
An Impartial Greenwich Resident
