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Sunday, March 18, 2012

03/18/12 McKinney Terrace: Byram senior housing complex unveils refreshed, renovated space


PHOTO: From left, Paul Settelmeyer, distric 2 representative town meeting; U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Bernadette Settelmeyer, commissioner of the housing authority; and Tony Johnson, executive director of Greenwich housing authority, at the grand opening ribbon cutting event of the reading room at McKinney Terrace, an affordable senior housing development

Reading room debuts at McKinney Terrace


Marie Lomiento has walked the halls of Byram's McKinney Terrace for nearly a quarter of a century, and now the 88-year-old woman has a new, quiet place to rest her legs.
Lomiento, who has lived in the McKinney Terrace senior housing complex -- formerly Byram School -- since it opened in 1988, was one of a couple dozen seniors, along with U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., on hand Sunday afternoon for the grand opening of the complex's new reading room.

"I love it," Lomiento said, smiling. "It's very pleasant."

Inside the welcoming room, which has polished hardwood floors, soft orange light falls onto powder blue and cream-colored walls. A comfortable leather couch rests in one corner of the space, and a few padded chairs sit on the opposite side of the room.

At the end of the reading room is a large window that looks out upon a set of old stone steps that no longer lead to a door.

Tony Johnson, executive director of the Greenwich Housing Authority, said the steps once led to the entrance of the Byram School building -- where the reading room is situated.
Until a few months ago, before renovation of the room began, the space had mostly been used for storage, Johnson said.

Read more: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Reading-room-debuts-at-McKinney-Terrace-3416597.php#ixzz1pvtHR1f8

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