Stamford

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• City website: https://www.stamfordct.gov/ (City of Stamford, Connecticut). Boards and commissions index: https://www.stamfordct.gov/government/boards-commissions
• Board of Representatives (separate site, with agendas, minutes and action reports): http://boardofreps.org (2026 meetings: http://boardofreps.org/2026-meetings.aspx)
• Meeting video: the city's Granicus archive, one media archive per body, https://cityofstamford.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=14 (Board of Representatives), view 20 (Planning Board), view 8 (Zoning Board), view 19 (Zoning Board of Appeals), view 4 (Board of Finance) and view 3 (Board of Education). Video is not on YouTube.
• Collected 2026-11-04 (added at Dewey's request).

Governing body

• Mayor Caroline Simmons; Town Clerk David Hoak
• Board of Representatives (32nd Board, 40 members; regular meeting 7:30 PM, normally the first Monday, Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd): President Ramya Shaw; Clerk of the Board Parker Johnson; Majority Leader Eric Morson; Deputy Majority Leaders Dan Sandford and Maureen Pollack
• Committee leads: Fiscal Eric Morson and Andrew Zachary; Legislative and Rules Michael McKeown (chair); Appointments Steven Shore and Felix Gardner; Personnel Carl Weinberg (chair); Operations, Parks and Recreation Dan Sandford (chair); Public Safety and Health Tom Bouchard (chair); C.H.E.S.S. Maureen Pollack and Stephanie Sylvestre; Transportation Jeff Wirz (chair); Board of Education liaison Noah Lapine
• Planning Board (Tuesdays, 6:30 PM, Zoom): Chair Jennifer Godzeno
• Zoning Board (Mondays, 6:30 PM): Chair David Stein
• Zoning Board of Appeals (second Wednesday, 7:00 PM, Teams): Chair Lauren Jacobson
• Land Use Bureau: Chief Ralph Blessing
• Board of Education: President Andy George
• Board of Finance: regular meetings are listed on the city's page for the second Thursday at 7 PM, but the video archive shows meetings on September 17 and October 6; the schedule and membership were not found.

Data quality notes

• Minutes marked draft or unapproved on the city's site are drafts (Planning Board 10/27, Zoning Board 10/26, Zoning Board of Appeals 9/9 and 10/14). Board of Representatives minutes of 9/8 are approved; for 10/5 only the action report is posted.
• Board of Finance and Board of Education meetings have video only; no agendas, minutes or members were found, so those pages have no summary yet. Board of Representatives committee meetings have video only.
• Not confirmed: the outcome on 10/5 of the Glenbrook Community Center lease; the outcome of ZB 226-14 at the Planning Board on 9/22 (only the first half of those minutes was read); the outcome of ZBA variance No. 040-26.
• Other city boards (Police Commission, Environmental Protection Board, Urban Redevelopment Commission, WPCA, Transit District, Harbor Management Commission and others) were not covered. Meeting pages begin with 2026-09-01. No Board of Representatives committee dates after 11/4, and no December Board date, have been found.