By Sentinel Staff

The League of Women Voters’ October 7 debate for the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET) offered residents more than a glimpse of 13 candidates competing for 12 seats — it revealed a town wrestling with how it governs itself.

The two-hour forum, held before a full audience and streamed live, highlighted two intersecting debates: one about tone and civility, and another about fiscal philosophy — whether Greenwich should remain cautious in spending or use longterm debt to meet growing infrastructure and education demands.

The BET, a 12-member body that sets the town’s annual budget and approves all major capital projects, is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. The party receiving the most votes in November will control the tie-breaking chairmansh

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