Residents' Suggestions Sought as Town Plans the Future of Binney Park

Photo: An egret in Binney Park. Credit: Barbara Heins.

Residents will have the chance to tell town officials what they believe should be done to improve the popular Binney Park in Old Greenwich.

The Town of Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation has begun the process of preparing a long-term master plan for preserving and enhancing Binney Park on Sound Beach Avenue.

As part of the process, the town wants to hear residents’ thoughts, ideas and preferences. So parks officials will be hosting a public forum on Wednesday, April 22, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center 90 Harding Rd.

The 32-acre park was opened in the early 1930s and is named after Edwin Binney who purchased 10 acres of land and donated it to the town as a park. He spent about $100,000 for the design and plantings in the park.

For years, the town and residents have discussed the merits of dredging the park ponds which have been filled with silt from nearby streams. The park is the site of several annual town events including summer concerts, the annual miniature sailboat regatta and Fourth of July fireworks show.

For more information or to make comments, residents can e‐mail: pnrecs@greenwichct.org, or write to the Town of Greenwich Department of Parks and Recreation, 101 Field Point Rd., Greenwich, CT, 06836, or call 203‐622‐6472.

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