Candidate Name
Stephen Meskers
Campaign Website
Stevemeskers.com
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Meskers4greenwich@gmail.com
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Steve meskers 4 greenwich
I moved to Greenwich in 1997 with my wife and two of my three children. My last was born here in Greenwich. I worked in Wall Street for 35 years in international banking and retired. I have been the State Rep for four consecutive terms a total of eight years I’ve been on the RTM (the representative town meeting) for 20+ years and I am dedicated to public service. While the state legislature is in service six months a year, I am thrilled to be of service to the community all year round. I’m a big supporter of Republic. Education and my children are all graduates of the GHS.
I think we need to continue to maintain fiscal discipline. We have prepaid $11 Billion of previously unfunded pension liabilities. We’ve gone from about a 32% funded pension system to a system now approximately 70% funded. We need to defend local control versus state mandates, importantly, we need to ensure the economic growth of the state, so that prosperity and economic development is statewide. I want them state less dependent on tax revenue from Fairfield County and particularly from Greenwich. To that end I’ve been embarked on efforts to develop the tourism industry in the towns of Stonington and Groton commonly known as Mystic. Four years ago, I was appointed to be the chair of the commerce committee. I’ve worked tirelessly to reach across the aisle, and I passed numerous bills with strong bipartisan support. Over the course of the past 8 years the State received over four credit upgrades from the rating agencies,
I currently serve as chair of the commerce committee. I serve on insurance and real estate and on human services. I’m hoping that I would move onto Energy & technology. In commerce, we moved to the most sweeping overhaul of our transfer act which essentially allows and establishes the remediation of contaminated properties. industrial sites can be rehabilitated back on the tax roles in the cities and towns that were the center of manufacturing a century ago. This will serve to grow the economy, improve the mill rates/taxes in other parts of the state and relieve some of the burden on Greenwich. I’ve also worked to improve/encourage tourism in the Mystic region. I’ve been up to visit Electric Boat to see what we can do to develop housing up in Groton to attend to the needs of our submarine manufacturer. In energy and technology I want to do more to improve battery storage throughout the state and reduce cost.
I’m proud of the work we’ve done to secure additional grants for the funding of our schools. I’m looking to improve and increase the utilization of solar on the rooftops of our school building so we can get both funding for those projects and reduce the operating cost for air-conditioning, heat etc. That requires an aggressive use of solar with some storage to smooth out energy demand and reduce the our towns operating costs. I think all that it requires is to get a seat at the table which I think I have successfully been able to do.
Housing should never be a one size fits all policy, I will continue to vote for local control against all mandates. The town should lead on any housing initiatives. In Greenwich, we’ve approved many projects they have been stopped simply because the cost and financing don’t pencil out. I will continue to work closely with our planning and zoning department, which has a very good history of working to prevent overdevelopment. I will continue to see where we can find solutions on a more regional basis . There is plenty of space for high rises in the city of Stamford and preserving the character and charm of Greenwich should be our number one priority. Where Greenwich seeks help in developing affordable housing or workforce housing I will work hand in hand with the town to do whatever is needed. New infrastructure is a tremendous problem. We are best suited to grow in our old line cities where sewer, water and gas are available.
We need to eliminate the caps on the deployment of solar on municipal and industrial sites and the rooftops and to encourage the increase in battery storage. Over the long-term, we need to expand the use of nuclear wind, geothermal and solar and storage. All of those will help modify pricing.. We are constrained in solving the economic problem until we were able to build a new gas pipeline into the state, which would face some obstacles for environmentalist, but I don’t think there is another ready solution to reduce our energy cost. All of New England is constrained currently with the price of gas and oil so high because of the conflict in the Middle East we are currently signature, tremendous benefit from the long-term contract. We have with millstone nuclear energy.. The energy landscape is very complicated and anyone that tells you there is a practical short-term solution is selling you snake oil.
Candidate Name
Jonathan Charles Goldstein
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Jonathan Goldstein grew up in Greenwich. He is an attorney, business and construction consultant and is running to represent Connecticut’s 150th House District. His professional career has centered on solving complex problems, managing projects, working with businesses to solve their issues. Jonathan is running on a focus on “Just Greenwich” that is built around making life more affordable, bringing more of Greenwich’s tax dollars back home, protecting the character and environment of the community, and ensuring Hartford respects local decision-making.
The biggest issues are local control, affordability, and infrastructure. Hartford too often looks at Greenwich through one lens instead of understanding the full picture of our community. We should not mandate more development without first assessing whether our sewers, wastewater systems, roads, drainage, water, natural gas, and electric grid can support it—and what continued growth means for Long Island Sound.
Greenwich also faces major long-term investments in schools and infrastructure. The next legislative session should address how state reimbursement formulas can be improved so Greenwich residents are not asked to shoulder an unfair share of these costs locally.
Statewide, I would push for lower energy costs by increasing reliable supply, expanding nuclear power, and strengthening our energy infrastructure. My goal is simple: protect local control, plan responsibly for growth, bring more state support back to Greenwich.
If elected, I would seek assignments in Planning and Development, Energy and Technology, and committees addressing infrastructure, education and state finance because each directly affects affordability in Greenwich.
I would bring my legal and construction experience to those roles—reviewing mandates carefully, understanding the real cost of capital projects, and asking whether infrastructure can actually support new development before Hartford mandates more density. Byram Beach already faces challenges, and we must ensure Greenwich Point is not next. Development in neighboring communities, including Stamford & Port Chester, also affects roads/traffic, utilities, wastewater systems and the Sound.
My priorities would be local control, affordable and reliable energy from multiple sources, realistic infrastructure planning, stronger protection of the Sound, and fairer state reimbursement for Greenwich schools and major capital projects.
Hartford currently gives Greenwich the minimum school-construction reimbursement rate, and I do not consider that strong state support. Connecticut’s current formula places Greenwich at the 20% minimum for general school construction, even as the town faces major long-term school and capital needs.
If elected, I would push to change that approach and seek greater state participation in both education and infrastructure. Greenwich is also an important transportation gateway: I-95 enters Connecticut here and carries traffic through Stamford and the rest of Fairfield County, so delays and infrastructure failures in Greenwich do not remain local.
I would use my construction and legal experience to advocate for well-planned projects, stronger reimbursement, and a fairer return of state dollars so Greenwich taxpayers are not left carrying disproportionate debt for infrastructure that serves a much broader region.
Connecticut needs more housing, including affordable and workforce housing, but the solution should not be to override local zoning or ignore infrastructure capacity. Housing policy should reflect what each community can actually support.
In Greenwich, that means considering sewer and wastewater capacity, water, electricity, gas, roads, drainage, schools, traffic and the impact on Long Island Sound before adding density. If Hartford wants more housing, it should fund the infrastructure needed to support it.
Towns should have flexibility to meet housing goals through adaptive reuse, targeted redevelopment, workforce housing and other locally planned solutions. Regional impacts matter too, including growth in neighboring communities such as Port Chester.
The goal should be responsible growth that expands housing opportunities while preserving local control, neighborhood character, affordability and environmental quality.
Connecticut needs to reduce unnecessary public-benefit charges and mandates on electric bills and address the underlying shortage of reliable, affordable energy. I would support moving appropriate social-policy costs to the state budget, where they can be debated transparently, rather than embedding them in utility rates.
We also need more supply. That means working regionally, including with New York, to address natural-gas pipeline constraints and improve access to reliable generation. Connecticut should also maximize nuclear power. Millstone has three reactor units, but only Units 2 and 3 remain operating; Unit 1 is permanently shut down. I would support extending Millstone’s operating life and exploring safe opportunities to expand nuclear generation at the site.
Every energy proposal should be judged by three questions: Will it lower costs, improve reliability, and make Connecticut more competitive to attract and retain businesses.
