Residents raise concerns about New Haven Drive accounting and staff communications

Two public commenters raised concerns about the New Haven Drive project during the board’s open forum on March 3.

Ginny Plumbo told the board she had written to staff after receiving an email she described as false; she said the email from Brian Simmons claimed the village followed the zoning board’s recommendation on the New Haven opening, which Plumbo said was not true and that she is still awaiting a staff response. The chair acknowledged the exchange and suggested the board pull up the emails and meet offline to review them.

Another commenter, identified as Sergio, said he was new to the issue and wanted to present concerns about the accounting for New Haven Drive. The chair asked him to hold detailed comments until a committee discussion that was scheduled immediately after the meeting and said he would be given an opportunity then.

The board did not take formal action on New Haven Drive during the meeting; staff and trustees indicated follow-up would occur in committee and in an offline review of email correspondence.