Glenbrook Neighborhood Association

Mission

The mission of the Glenbrook Neighborhood Association is to enhance the quality of life of Glenbrook residents.

Officers

President

Vice President

Corresponding Secretary

Recording Secretary

Treasurer

Christie Fountain

Diane Ezzo

Nancy Patterson

Laurie Doig

Meryl McDaniel

Contact: fountain@optonline.net

Board of Directors

Gloria Battinelli

Dan Bivona

Julie Brennan

Kristine D'Elisa

Anne Goslin

Miriam Kliewe

Anita Kozminsky

MaryAnn Mara

Linnea McManus

Zdenka Zeman

Business Members

A&P Citgo

Acme Rubber Stamp

Activities for Kids

AfterFX Customs

Anything in Acrylic

City Carting

Classic Nails

Crescent Bottles

Crescent Cleaners

Dazzle Hair Salon

Dom's Amoco

Doneit Realty Group

Donut Delight

Duke Premier Market

Ernie's Lawn Cutting Service

Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County

Glenbrook Center

Grade A Market

Happy House

Helen's Luncheonette

Hope Pizza Restaurant

Hope Street Pharmacy

Hot Tin Roof Hair

The Italian Deli

Karp's Hardware

Magic Touch Cleaners

Mark's Automotive

Mr. C’s Fix-up Shop

Nick's Pizza

Paramount Stone

Professional Pharmacy

Reliable Oil & Heat Co.

P. Rogers & Co. Florists

Jon C. Rosenblitt, DMD

Soap-N-Suds Dry Cleaner

Stained Glass Apple

Sunny Mart

Tandoor Village Indian Restaurant

Trips' Restaurant

Union Lodge No. 5

Union Memorial Church

Vivona Construction

Welte Electronic Systems

Glenbrook's Elected Representatives in Stamford

Because GNA encompasses the entire 06906 zip code, our streets happen to fall within 5 of Stamford's 20 municipal voting districts as currently drawn. Each voting district has two members on the Board of Representatives, which means that Glenbrook's 10 representatives make up 25% of the Board of Representatives, more than any other neighborhood. You can determine your municipal voting district by clicking this link.

Glenbrook's 10 representatives are:

D-7 Jay Fountain jfountain1@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-964-0078
R-7 Charles Pia, Jr. cpia@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-667-6809
D-8 Anabel Figueroa afigueroa@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-569-3704
D-8 Eileen Heaphy eheaphy@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-425-9782
D-12 John Mallozzi johnmallozzi@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-359-0608
D-12 Marion McGarry mmcgarry@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-327-1507
R-15 Joe Coppola jcoppola@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-348-1879
R-15 Frank Cerasoli fcerasoli@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-595-9383
R-17 Mary Fedeli mfedeli@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-353-0405
R-17 Art Layton alayton@ci.stamford.ct.us 203-325-4688

Glenbrook's Elected Representatives in Hartford

Glenbrook falls within three state and federal voting districts. You can determine who represents you in Hartford by clicking this link. Below are their email addresses and Stamford phone numbers.

State Assembly

144th District Mike Molgano Mike.Molgano@housegop.ct.gov 203-461-8551
146th District Gerald Fox III Gerald.Fox@cga.ct.gov 203-921-1266
148th District Dan Fox Dan.Fox@cga.ct.gov 203-324-6777

State Senate
27th Senate District State Senator Carlo Leone represents all of Stamford. He can be reached at 860-240-8600 or you can email him directly from his website: www.senatedems.ct.gov/Leone.html

Glenbrook Neighborhood Association Background

The Glenbrook Neighborhood Association began in October 1999 after lifelong Glenbrook resident Gloria Battinelli called a Glenbrook member of the Board of Representatives with a complaint about her street. She was told that Glenbrook would have more clout at Government Center if it had a neighborhood organization like Springdale's. At that same time consultants for Stamford's Master Plan were looking for input from Glenbrook and Springdale, the only Stamford neighborhoods with train stations, prime areas for transit-related development. A core of Glenbrook residents provided their vision for Glenbrook's evolution. Afterwards they created a tax-exempt nonprofit organization called Glenbrook Neighborhood Association, Inc., and held the first annual meeting in June 2000. Gloria served as President until June 2010.

The vision for Glenbrook is to create a "village atmosphere" for the commercial area near the train station while providing opportunity for redevelopment that upgrades the neighborhood's quality of life and encourages use of the train. One major focus for GNA is to improve the train station and the experience of the people who use it. Another focus is to serve as a watchdog for the "Village Commercial District," approved by the Zoning Board in June 2009. Other ongoing GNA efforts are clean up and planting projects; community events, such as swaps; and supporting the Glenbrook Fire Department's annual tree lighting event.

To learn about GNA's accomplishments, read the Neighborhood News archives accessible on the Newsletters link. The 2009 issue has information about the zoning change that led to the creation of a Village Commercial District in Glenbrook.

Glenbrook History Project

In 2005 GNA commissioned a short history of Glenbrook, written by freelance history researcher Nils Kerschus. After spending some time in Glenbrook, the author commented that three things distinguish Glenbrook as a neighborhood: Hope Street Park, the presence of mature trees, and the variety of historically significant architecture. For a PDF of the history, click here. Union Memorial Church's Rev. Dr. Blaine Edele, a history buff, volunteered to design a cover and have the document printed and bound. He and Ron Marcus of the Stamford Historical Society then photographed the extant buildings mentioned in the history. The images are in the Photo Gallery. Bound copies of the history are available in the library of the Stamford Historical Society.

Learn More About Stamford

Stamford Historical Society (recommended: their Phillips Estate photos.)

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