When Greenwich residents opened their property tax bills for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026, the average homeowner faced an unprecedented 8% increase. For many, the reality was even worse, with tax hikes climbing into the double digits. GreenwichWise previously warned about this impending price shock. Now it's officially here. To explain the spike, David Weisbrod, the Democratic Chair of the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), penned an editorial outlining the drive

Just in time to ruin Father’s Day weekend, the FY 2026/27 Greenwich property tax bills have officially hit mailboxes. You can easily compare this year's bill with what you paid last year by accessing your current statement and payment history here: Online access to Property Tax Bills. While you recover from the initial sticker shock, let’s recap exactly how we got here. The Hard Truth As we highlighted in our May 19, 2026 blog (Let's Be Honest About the Greenwich Mill Rate),

On Thursday, June 11, the Greenwich Board of Education (BOE) had its first official read of the NaTCAD (Natatorium, Tennis Courts and Access Driveway) project proposed for Greenwich High School. Under the primary plan being considered, the district would tear down the aging 1968 pool and rebuild directly on its existing footprint, a move that will require relocating GHS aquatics activities for 1 to 2 years during construction. The GHS pool is well past its prime. Between str

The Nathaniel Witherell—Greenwich’s town-owned and operated skilled nursing facility—announced this week that it has launched an internal investigation following a viral video showing one of its employees making aggressive, offensive remarks inside a local grocery store. The incident occurred on June 2, 2026, at the customer service desk of the ShopRite supermarket on Hope Street in Stamford. The cell phone footage, captured by shopper Sarina Gupta, shows an argument that qui

The books are now closed on the Greenwich budget and it doesn't look good for many residential and condo owners. On Monday, May 18, the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) finalized the mill rate at 10.125. Our local elected representatives have been crowing about their success in keeping the Greenwich mill rate at "the lowest level in the state of Connecticut." Don't be fooled. Recent Budget Off the Rails The new budget and capital spending requires a 5.4% increase in the t

The news out of Hartford this weekend has injected a sudden dose of uncertainty—and a glimmer of hope—into the final stages of the Greenwich budget cycle. As the state legislature adopted a $28.1 billion budget this past Saturday, nearly $280 million in supplemental aid is being dangled in front of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities. For Greenwich, a town currently grappling with a proposed 5.4% property tax hike, this "Lamont Windfall" raises a critical question: Will it actua

The Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) met on Tuesday, March 31, to finalize the 2026-2027 budget. The result? A $543 million spending plan that covers everything from school operations and healthcare to an unprecedented list of capital projects. While the headline focuses on total spending, the real story for homeowners is buried in the "tax levy"—the actual amount the town needs to collect from you . The Capital Wish List The Town is moving forward this year wi

With the Dorothy Hamill Rink and Strazza baseball field projects now confirmed to occupy 48% of the total acreage at Byram's Morlot Park, First Selectman Fred Camillo has unveiled a surprise proposal to utilize the remaining western corner. The plan, titled the "Camillo Canine Commons," ("CCC") would transform the final undeveloped patch of green space into a world-class, residents-only dog sanctuary. The park would be nestled near the Veterans Memorial Tree Grove, but no

On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) unanimously approved the preliminary site plan to redevelop Morlot Park in Byram. What began as a Dorothy Hamill replacement rink has morphed into a complete redevelopment of the park into a world-class recreational area in the heart of a dense Byram neighborhood. Pros & Cons At the meeting, proponents argued for the urgent need for an update to keep the town’s hockey programs viable. Opponents coun

The Town of Greenwich recently took title to seven foreclosed properties. Because these are now town assets, selling them isn't as simple as calling a realtor. It triggers a formal "disposal of municipal assets" process. This week, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) voted 3-0 to refer these properties to Planning & Zoning (P&Z) for Municipal Improvement (MI) status. The List of Properties The Town of Greenwich obtained title to these 7 parcels over the past year through tax lien fo

For the third consecutive year, Connecticut has secured a spot on a national leaderboard that no homeowner wants to see. According to the 2026 report here from the Tax Foundation, using the latest Census Bureau data, Connecticut officially maintains the third-highest effective property tax rate in the nation for the third consecutive year. Trailing only New Jersey and Illinois, Connecticut’s heavy reliance on property taxes to fund local government continues to make it on

On Tuesday, March 3, the Greenwich Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission took a critical step in reviewing the MI (Municipal Improvement) and preliminary site plan for a new ice hockey rink (a.k.a. skating arena) near the Dorothy Hamill Rink in Eugene Morlot Memorial Park. Approval is being sought for a significantly larger 40,671-square-foot, 35-foot-high ice skating arena. Once completed, the existing 31,258-square-foot (approximately 25-foot-high) Dorothy Hamill Rink will b

Like hospitals, the nursing home business has survived the pressure of tight margins and insurance reimbursement gaps through massive consolidation. For example, Greenwich Hospital is now a pillar of the Yale New Haven Network, leveraging the network's massive purchasing power and shared administrative costs to remain viable. Nathaniel Witherell remains an island. In Connecticut, there are approximately 195 nursing facilities across the state, the vast majority are private

The "Letters to the Editor" section of the Greenwich Free Press is no stranger to heated exchanges. From property taxes to residency length, the debate between private citizens is a Greenwich tradition. But when a sitting Town official—entrusted with gatekeeping power over millions in infrastructure—uses their platform to publicly mock a resident for exercising their right to dissent, the issue shifts from "spirited debate" to a question of official conduct. The recent escal

First Selectman Fred Camillo recently released his "Community Connection" newsletter here addressing confusion regarding the newly completed revaluation of the Town's grand list and what it means for your property taxes. There are a lot of moving parts. Chair of the Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), David Weisbrod (D) said here that the average 27% increase in property values will not increase your taxes, unless your home's value has increased more than 27%—i.e., you l

Roger Sherman Baldwin (RSB) Park, a coastal waterfront jewel on Greenwich Harbor, adjacent to I-95 Exit 3 and the Greenwich Train Station, is in the spotlight. The historic red-brick building, formerly home to the Arch Street Teen Center, stands at the park's entrance. It is at this park where the popular Greenwich Town Party happens annually in May and where the ferries launch to Island Beach and Great Captain's Island. Re-imagining the Arch Street Building: On January 29,

Republican State Senator Ryan Fazio has made a central promise in his 2026 gubernatorial race: removing the "public benefit charge" from your utility bill. We all saw our electric bills skyrocket, but for a long time, no one knew why. It wasn't until Fazio pushed through legislation requiring utilities to separate and disclose these charges that the truth came out. That charge—representing about 20% of your bill—was being used to subsidize green energy projects and unpaid

The Town budget for 2026-27 was presented to the public on Tuesday January 27 and it is a whopper. Projected annual operating spending is $543 million, the capital budget is a staggering $100 million per year, and a surprisingly large cutback in federal and state funding could mean an aggregate property tax increase of +6.85%. Based on the existing grand list values, taxpayers could face a mill rate of 12.765, an increase of +6.01%. First Selectman Camillo's presentation i

Ten months after convening a second task force to study the replacement of the town-owned Dorothy Hamill Ice Rink, First Selectman Fred Camillo has his answer. The task force officially recommended building the new rink adjacent to the current 54-year-old facility in Eugene Morlot Memorial Park—a plan commonly known as "the flip." You can read the full report here. The slow road to consensus. The recommendation is essentially the same "flip" proposed by the Selectman two y

The "phased occupied" renovation of Old Greenwich School (OGS) was pitched as the pragmatic choice—a way to modernize while keeping the location intact and the costs under control. However, as 2026 rolls in, the numbers suggest that "pragmatic" is becoming synonymous with "pricey." The rising cost of staying put. When the project was first greenlit, the vision was a $43 million overhaul with a 2025 start date. Fast-forward to today, and the math has changed drastically. At