Engage with Elected Officials

The best way to show your support for Pickleball in Greenwich is to engage with your elected officials, at the right time, with respect.

IMPORTANT NEWS

RTM BOC and Finance Committees VOTE to Line Item Cut Pickleball

Is all lost?

The James Waters (District 12 RTM member) motion to amend the budget and CUT Pickleball funding at the RTM Budget Oversight Committee (BOC) on Thursday, April 28 was successful. The RTM Finance Committee also voted against Pickleball.

The full RTM will now vote on this line item cut of Pickleball Funding on Monday, May 9.

The $116K in Pickleball funding is no longer earmarked for Bible Street. In addition, the BET has imposed protective conditions to make the process more transparent and fair for all.

This is a very positive development! (Unfortunately, there were other reasons that BOC cut Pickleball.)

All Greenwich communities are protected from unwanted development by these conditions on funding.

Now that a line item cut of Pickleball funding has been APPROVED by two RTM committees, Pickleball funding is very likely to be cut this year.

The only - very SLIM - hope to reinstate the funding is through the RTM vote on May 9.

ACTION TO TAKE NOW

Email members of the RTM in your District ASAP - prior to the RTM District meetings on 5/4 and 5/5 and prior to the final full RTM vote on May 9.
Attend your RTM District Meeting: Each of the 12 RTM Districts will hold ‘District meetings’ - on Wed, May 4 and Thur, May 5 - before the full RTM meeting. Some are in person, some are via Zoom. View RTM District meeting dates, times, locations and or Zoom links here by District.
If you haven’t already, sign the Petition to support more Pickleball Courts in Greenwich.

IMPORTANT DATES

Full RTM Budget Vote is on Monday, May 9 at 7PM at Central Middle School in person, or via zoom. Mark your calendars.

Town of Greenwich RTM

Email your RTM District Members

New to Town? Find your RTM District

Your RTM district members represent you as a resident of their district. The button links below will open the official Greenwich contact form for each of the 12 Districts.

What to say in your RTM email

Be sure to include where you live, your district, and your full name.
Specify in the subject line that you support funding for more Pickleball access and that you are a member of their District.
Ask them to vote to support Pickleball when the Line Item Cut of funding is brought to the floor for their vote. With only one functional dedicated Pickleball court in town, players must purchase and transport their own expensive, heavy nets; set up and breakdown before and after play; all in the one hour allowed through the town reservation system.
Let them know that the $116K Pickleball funding is NO LONGER EARMARKED for Bible Street. This funding now has protective conditions attached to its release by the BET to ensure a fair and transparent process.
Share how passionate your are about Pickleball - and how great it is for the entire Greenwich community!

One Click Emailing to your RTM District Representatives

Click here if you don’t know your District

DISTRICT 1: email all members

DISTRICT 2: email all members

DISTRICT 3: email all members

DISTRICT 4: email all members

DISTRICT 5: email all members

DISTRICT 6: email all members

DISTRICT 7: email all members

DISTRICT 8: email all members

DISTRICT 9: email all members

DISTRICT 10: email all members

DISTRICT 11: email all members

DISTRICT 12: email all members

Click here for the names of every RTM member by district.
Contact us if you’re looking for a specific RTM member’s contact info - we probably have it.
If you have personal connections on the RTM, now’s the time to reach out!
While we don’t recommend spamming the entire RTM, there is a form provided by the town to contact all 230 RTM members with a single email. Because you are represented by your district, it is best to email just your district members using the links above.
Looking for the details of when your District will meet on May 4 or 5 - the in-person location or zoom link? Find District meeting details here.

You can stop here! There’s no need to reach out to other elected officials at this time!

How to Contact Members of the Board of Estimate & Taxation (BET)

TOWN OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICUT - BET MEMBERS

Individual BET members can be reached below by official channels. If you know any of these BET members personally, feel free to reach out to them via other channels.

Click the individual email links below to send a personalized message - a copy of your email will be BCC’d to greenwichpickleball@gmail.com. This will help us centrally track outreach efforts, but feel free to remove the BCC if you wish. :)

SHORT ON TIME?
To contact every member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation with ONE email use this address: bet@greenwichct.org

Nisha Arora - Clerk - voted YES for reinstatement during budget committee meeting
Nisha.Arora@greenwichct.org
District 11, North Street

Michael Basham - Vice Chair and Parks & Rec Liaison
Michael.Basham@greenwichct.org
District 2, Cos Cob (formerly D5 Riverside)

Bill Drake
William.Drake@greenwichct.org
District 5, Riverside

***Laura Erickson - Budget Committee Member - voted Yes to reinstate Pickleball funding during budget committee meeting
Laura.Erickson@greenwichct.org
District 5, Riverside

Karen Fassuliotis
Karen.Fassuliotis@greenwichct.org
District 7, Greenwich High School Area

Miriam L. Kreuzer - Parks and Rec Liaison
Miriam.Kreuzer@greenwichct.org
District 7, Greenwich High School Area

Leslie Moriarty - Democratic Caucus Leader & Budget Committee - voted YES to reinstate Pickleball funding during budget committee meeting
Leslie.Moriarty@greenwichct.org
District 11, North Street

Dan Ozizmir - BET Chair
Dan.Ozizmir@greenwichct.org
District 5, Riverside

Jeffrey S. Ramer
Jeff.Ramer@greenwichct.org
District 5, Riverside

Stephen Selbst
Stephen.Selbst@greenwichct.org
District 6, Old Greenwich

***Leslie L. Tarkington - BET Budget Committee Chair - Voted NO on reinstatement during budget committee meeting
Leslie.Tarkington@greenwichct.org
Districts 10 & 7, Northwest & Greenwich High Area

David Weisbrod
David.Weisbrod@greenwichct.org
District 11, North Street

To contact the full Board of Estimate and Taxation please email bet@greenwichct.org

RTM Parks & Rec Committee Members

How to Contact Members of the RTM Parks and Recreation Committee

Check below to see who from your own RTM District is on the Parks and Recreation RTM Committee, or who you may know personally. Let us know if any of these folks are Pickleball players!

Mention in your email which district you are in, especially if you are personally emailing the delegate from your district. Personalize your emails if you have time.

We’ve included a BCC to the greenwichpickleball@gmail.com email so that we can centrally track our outreach efforts. You can remove it if you wish. :)

SHORT ON TIME?
To send ONE email to ALL the RTM Parks and Recreation Delegates at the same time use this Town of Greenwich Contact RTM Parks and Rec Committee Form.

District 1 - Greenwich Ave Area

Email Katharine Ashworth, Secretary, Delegate

Lynn B. Garelick, Alternate

District 2 - Loughlin Park Area

Email Katherine N. LoBalbo, Committee CHAIRMAN, Delegate

Duncan G. Burke, Alternate

District 3 - Ham Ave Area

Email Joan F. Lowe, Delegate

Louise T. Bavis, Alternate

District 4 - New Lebanon School Area

Email Elizabeth J. "Liz" Eckert, VICE CHAIR, Delegate

Donald R. Vitti, Alternate