With the retreat of winter snow, backcountry residents can finally enjoy the return of riparian buffers. No, these aren’t exotic migrating birds or cousins to the hedgehog. They are those all-important vegetated strips along lakes, rivers, brooks and wetlands. What makes them so special? They provide a safeguard against erosion and flooding while filtering potential...Read More
In December 2018, we first submitted our plan to renovate the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company firehouse – for the first time in 45 years – to the Town of Greenwich’s BET Budget Committee. Since then, we have encountered an unrelenting series of obstacles that have impacted the renovation: the BET’s Townwide Matrix Fire Study,...Read More
In 2026, the Town of Greenwich is taking steps to curb excessive speeding throughout town and in the Round Hill backcountry. Over concern about speeding cars and safety on Porchuck and North Porchuck roads, the Round Hill Association (RHA) has worked for three years with the First Selectman’s Office and local transportation officials to examine...Read More
Welcome Annabel Gatto, one of District 10’s new RTM Representatives. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Annabel graduated from Cornell University, where she served as Class President all four years and sat on the Ithaca Youth Bureau Board, and later earned her MBA from Columbia Business School. She is the co-founder of Suitably, a women’s...Read More
The Greenwich Planning and Zoning Commission (P & Z) is reviewing a pre-application proposal by Sherwood Farms LLC to replace a fire damaged residential cottage on 3.24 acres with a multi purpose structure containing office and storage space with a handicap accessible bathroom. In 2019, the Commission gave Sherwood Farms approval to operate a specialty...Read More
Over the the last three years, the Round Hill Association (RHA) under leadership of president Brendon DeSimone, has spent significant time and resources with town authorities on a growing concern of traffic safety on our local roads. This has included a RHA funded study and analysis of local traffic by Don Tone of Dewberry Engineering presented to the First...Read More
Nominations are due by August 1, 2025 Are you a tree hugger? Do you have a tree on your property that you treasure and means something to you? Is it big, beautiful, or do you have a personal story to share about it? Does it have a memory or special history, a unique shape, spring...Read More
At Town Hall on Wednesday evening, June 11, 2025, residents of Greenwich were given the opportunity to provide feedback on the future use of the historic Havemeyer Building on Greenwich Avenue, which has housed the Board of Education offices for 77 years. With a predetermined two-hour time limit for the meeting, the Havemeyer RFP Evaluation...Read More
We have spent a year working with the town to combat unsafe driving in the backcountry, namely, out of the area, speeding, and cut-through drivers who pose a serious safety threat to the backcountry. Our work has taken us to the Selectman’s office and the Department of Public Works. Most recently we connected with Greenwich...Read More
On January 23, 2025, Brendon DeSimone, president of the Round Hill Association (RHA), met with the Greenwich Board of Selectmen to again advocate for better safety on some of the narrow and winding roads in the Round Hill area. This concern was first presented to the Town last year with the support of a study paid for...Read More
