Weston Candidate Profile: Stephan Grozinger For Selectman

WESTON, CT — The 2019 municipal election is heating up in Weston and there are plenty of races with candidates eager to serve in elected office.

Weston Patch asked candidates to answer questions about their campaigns and will be publishing candidate profiles as election day draws near.

Stephan Grozinger is seeking re-election to the Board of Selectmen as a Republican. He served on the Weston Planning and Zoning Commission member for nine years, including three as chairman and one as vice chairman, and was named Weston Citizen of the Year in 2017. He has been an active member of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department for over twenty years and recipient of the Firefighter of the Year Award in 2000 and 2014.

Grozinger is the recipient of the 995 AmJur Award for U.S. Constitutional Law, and is articles editor for the Connecticut International Law Journal. He has been a commercial real estate attorney for 24 years, and served on the Aspetuck Land Trust Board of Directors for three years, including one as vice president. Grozinger was also a delegate and Special Study Committee member for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport 2014 Synod. He received his bachelor's degree from The University of Toronto , an his law degree from The University of Connecticut School of Law.

Grozinger's plan for Weston's future is focused upon the center of Town, and ways to increase demand for housing stock:

"I was the chairman of P&Z in 2010 when the last Plan of Conservation and Development was issued. At the time, we calculated that there were about 300 undeveloped lots left in Weston, and likely far fewer. Since then an average of only two houses have been built in Weston each year. Expenses will continue to rise, but we have few opportunities for revenue growth through development. We have to increase demand for existing housing stock. We need to change small things in order to protect the big things – the attributes that are fundamental to what Weston is. I believe enhancing the center of Town should be a priority.

"If the draft POCD is issued and approved, I will encourage my colleagues on the BOS to work with the BOE and P&Z to immediately plan the relocation and repurposing of the bus depot as a decisive first step toward thoughtfully preparing for Weston’s future."