"Less is More" humor caps off Greenwich Selectmen debates
- Guy
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
Debates were held on Monday night between candidates listed here running for the Selectmen's Office. There are two Republicans and two Democrats running and you can vote for two. The highest vote getter becomes the First Selectman (Selectperson) who is essentially the chief executive officer of the Town (i.e. the Mayor) and the those that get the second and third highest number of votes, become Selectperson, ensuring a three-person board with at least one from each party.
Three-term Incumbent Selectman Fred Camillo (R) debated challenger Anthony Moor (D). A replay of the debate is here. Contentious topics included who is more collaborative in a sharp-elbowed environment; whether the school budget was a cut, or less of an increase, determined without dialogue; about traffic planning and whether Greenwich is facing Carmageddon; whether the study on repurposing the Havemeyer building that houses the Board of Ed was flawed and the process secretive; whether current leadership is deferring projects to keep taxes low; whether Greenwich should take on longer term debt; and, who is to blame for the many town lawsuits.
The funniest line in the debate was here when Moor acknowledged that in answer to one of the questions, his answer was shorter than Camillo's. Moor said that he is known for talking more. Camillo quickly retorted, "They say that less is more (Moor), but maybe more (Moor) is less."
Three-term Incumbent Selectwoman Lauren Rabin (R) debated challenger Rachel Khanna (D). A replay of their debate is here.
Some contentious topics included whether Khanna could take sole credit for obtaining funding for many town projects; who is putting their head in the sand when it comes to prioritizing capital projects; who is really against the affordable housing state mandates that urbanize and make car traffic worse; who really supports our schools; and, who is more collaborative and less political in getting things done.
Between the Lines: For the Republican incumbents, it didn't hurt to have good timing. Town + Country just name Greenwich as one of the best places to live on the East Coast, This week NICHE rated GHS one of the best public high schools in CT and the Greenwich real estate market is humming. Sometimes it's better to be lucky, as they say.