![]() ![]() ![]() “It’s my understanding that they will be interviewed on February 29th,” Andreana said. said Thursday that the party gave the mayor two names in December – business owner Stephen Garst, a former city representative and a founder of the Stamford Neighborhoods Coalition and Prasad Tungaturthy, a software engineer who has run for the Board of Finance and Board of Education.Īndreana said Garst and Tungaturthy have a date with the mayor’s office. Republican Town Committee Chair Joseph Andreana Jr. Three Democrats now sit on board, all on expired terms. Under the minority representation rule, no party may hold more than three of the five voting seats on the Planning Board. Meyer Thursday did not answer a question about whether Simmons will follow the custom, nominate different Republicans, or nominate unaffiliated candidates. The city Charter, however, does not require that mayors obtain names from the parties. ![]() “Our goal is to put up slates of candidates each month for specific boards and address any urgent vacancies that need to be filled.”Īdministrations in the past have blamed delays on the political parties, which submit nominees to the mayor. “The mayor plans to continue interviewing candidates for all boards and commissions, including land use boards, in the coming months,” Meyer said. Simmons’ special assistant, Lauren Meyer, was asked Thursday whether the mayor has nominees in mind for the Planning Board seats. Mayor Caroline Simmons has said she supports the development that has made Stamford the fastest-growing city in Connecticut. Stamford mayors who are content with how their appointees vote on their boards have been reluctant to renominate them when their terms expire, out of concern that the Board of Representatives will not grant final approval. The Republican chair has said the party would like to see smarter development decisions from the Planning Board, which has a history of approving the large projects that have produced more than 12,000 mostly high-priced apartments in the last 12 years. The two Republicans decided to step down after their party voted in December against submitting their names for renomination.ĭell has been on the Planning Board for 22 years Totilo for 13 years. Her announcement spotlights an old beef in Stamford – appointees who sit on important boards beyond their terms aren’t soon replaced.ĭell’s term expired in 2020, and Totilo’s in 2018. But, for now, we are on (the board) probably through March.” “If something does change, and new members are approved … we will change our decision. “As of today, the applicants, if there are any, for our positions on the Planning Board have not been before the mayor or the Board of Representatives, so Michael and I may be staying on through March, until we hear further from the mayor,” Dell said. STAMFORD – After a long discussion about whether to significantly reduce the parking space requirement for a proposed downtown hotel, Planning Board Chair Theresa Dell ended the first meeting of the month with “a side note.”ĭell said that, though she and fellow member Michael Totilo have said they would relinquish their expired seats after the board’s Feb. ![]()
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