Here's 5 Things To Know In Greenwich As You Begin The Week

GREENWICH, CT — The Representative Town Meeting takes up a new three-year contract with the town's firefighters and higher mooring fees Monday, the Planning and Zoning Commission holds a hearing Tuesday on converting an office building at 18 Valley Drive into 46 apartments, and early voting ends Sunday at Town Hall.

Here are five things to know about life around Greenwich this week:

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1. RTM Takes Up Firefighters Contract, Higher Mooring Fees
When: Monday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m.
Where: Performing Arts Center, Greenwich High School; and on Zoom
What to know: The Representative Town Meeting will take up the town's three-year agreement with firefighters' union Local 1042, covering July 2026 through June 2029, according to its call. The explanatory comments say the deal includes 3% raises each year and higher employee health care contributions, with costs estimated to rise 12.77% over three years for 105 authorized positions; it's the second contract with the union reached without mediation or arbitration. The RTM will also consider raising the annual harbor mooring fee from $100 to $150 for 2027, with a $100 rate for renewals filed by March 1.
More information here.

2. Hearing On 46 Apartments In Converted Valley Drive Office Building
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. (Zoom)
Where: Online; 18 Valley Drive
What to know: The Planning and Zoning Commission continues a public hearing on Greenwich Park LLC's plan to renovate and expand a 42,011-square-foot office building at 18 Valley Drive into an 87,078-square-foot residential building with 46 apartments, five of them moderate-income units, and 78 parking spaces, according to its tentative agenda. A companion zoning text amendment would add incentives for converting offices to housing in the GBO zone and allow payments to the Greenwich Affordable Housing Trust Fund in lieu of building some below-market units. The commission may also decide a six-unit development at 43 Old Post Road 2 that includes one affordable unit.
More information here.

3. Public Tree Hearings In Cos Cob
When: Thursday, Oct. 29, noon (50 Loughlin Ave.) and 1 p.m. (23 Clover Place)
Where: Online via Zoom; 50 Loughlin Ave.; 23 Clover Place
What to know: The Parks and Trees Division holds virtual public hearings on removing one town tree at 50 Loughlin Ave. and two town trees at 23 Clover Place, according to the notices from Tree Warden Dr. Gregory Kramer. Residents who object to a removal can be heard under the state's public shade tree law.
More information here.

4. Plinko For Breast Cancer Awareness
When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Lobby, Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road
What to know: The Department of Health will set up a display with a Plinko game for prizes in the Town Hall lobby to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, according to the town.
More information here.

5. Early Voting And Food Drive End Sunday At Town Hall
When: Monday, Oct. 26, through Sunday, Nov. 1 (final week); 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., except 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, and Thursday, Oct. 29
Where: Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road
What to know: Early voting for the Nov. 3 election continues at Town Hall through Sunday, and Neighbor to Neighbor is collecting food donations there during early voting, according to the town.
More information here.