Democrats secured control of the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) on Election Night, marking only the second time in an century that their party will hold the chairmanship of the town’s powerful fiscal board. The shift in leadership follows a closely contested race in which both parties ran full six-member slates, and voters ultimately handed Democrats an overall victory in cumulative votes across all candidates.

In a post-election statement, the Democratic slate – Eliot Alchek, Matt DesChamps, Laura Erickson, Doug Fenton, Stephen Selbst, and David Weisbrod – thanked supporters and pledged to represent all residents. They emphasized transparency, expanded public engagement, and bipartisan cooperation as guiding priorities.

“We are looking forward to assuming the Chair of th

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