Select Board votes to send letter contesting neighboring board hearing over procedural concerns

The Stamford Select Board voted to send a formal letter to the chair of the Community Board of Appeals (CBA) asking that a scheduled hearing be canceled because, the board said, required procedures were not followed.

At the meeting, a resident and multiple board members raised concerns that an application and notice process had skipped steps and exceeded a 14‑day advertising window. A Select Board member (speaker 1) moved that the board "send a letter or an email before the 25th to the board member, to the chair" stating the Select Board's conclusion that the other meeting "did not follow protocol." The motion was seconded by another member (speaker 9). Chair (speaker 2) called the vote; the result was recorded in the minutes as "All in favor 4 and 1." The board agreed to discuss additional steps in executive session.

Board members and residents urged caution but pressed for a documented record of their concerns. One participant said she had sought legal counsel and would attend the neighboring hearing; another called the situation an "abuse of authority." The board did not instruct staff to pursue litigation at the public meeting but did move to continue deliberations in closed session on personnel and probable civil litigation.

The action follows multiple public comments alleging procedural missteps and permit irregularities; the Select Board said it will send the letter before the other board's scheduled meeting date and expects the CBA chair to respond. The board recorded no formal legal filings at the meeting and limited its public action to the written communication to the CBA chair.