9 p.m. Update: Chuck Willinger, lawyer for the halfway house proposal, has made his case to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission in City Council Chambers. He argued, in part, that crime and drugs are so rampant in the West End that a halfway house could not curtail quality of life, a central argument in the debate. How does such a [...]
Entries from January 25th, 2012
Foster: Lack Of Finch Leadership has “Rendered The City Impotent”
February 28th, 2011 · 34 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning
Tags: Bill Finch·Chuck Willinger·Mary-Jane Foster·Tom McCarthy
When Influence Collides With Sanity
February 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
Urban warrior and Lake Forest area block watch leader Jeff Kohut has authored a guest column dissecting the implications of the proposed halfway house for the West End. See his column below: Bigger Issue Being Missed in Halfway House Controversy By Jeff Kohut The recently announced plans to create a 120-bed halfway house for prison [...]
Tags: CT Post·Jeff Kohut·Nancy DiNardo·Sal DiNardo·Seaside Park·Tim Loh·University of Bridgeport
Gomes: City Finances “Wild Ride Into Further Debt”
February 26th, 2011 · 33 Comments · City Politics
Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes weighs in on the city’s plan to sell/lease Bridgeport City Hall and City Hall Annex. Statement follows: Another taxpayer sellout … According to the Connecticut Post article (Feb 24, 2011 “City Hall and Annex on the Market”), the Finch administration has proposed the sale/leaseback of City Hall and the City Hall [...]
Tags: CT Post·John Gomes
Ganim And Newton; Decisions, Decisions
February 25th, 2011 · 69 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
They did time together, they played hoops together in the joint, and the other day they greeted voters together in front of a polling place, and neither was on the ballot. Former Mayor Joe Ganim and former State Senator Ernie Newton have developed a symbiotic relationship as they determine their political futures. They had lots [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bridgeport Bluefish·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dick Blumenthal·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·Mary-Jane Foster
We’re Having A Party (No Doubt) Playhouse On The Green
February 25th, 2011 · 6 Comments · News and Events
Mark your calendar for the next OIB party March 11, Playhouse On The Green. Say what? That’s right, I’m inviting OIB friends to be my guest opening night of Doubt. Here’s the deal. We’re having a pre-show party at 7 p.m. OIB friends will adjourn to the balcony of the Playhouse On The Green for [...]
Tags: Playhouse on the Green
Ferry Company Awarded Fees In Court Fight–Now What?
February 24th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Another legal round for the Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Droney has awarded the ferry company more than $1 million in legal fees and costs in conjunction with the ferry company’s lawsuit that challenged the passenger fees the Bridgeport Port Authority was charging on its ferries between Bridgeport and Port Jefferson, [...]
The Halfway House Truth–Has The Deadline Passed?
February 28th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night (tonight) is scheduled to take up a request to extend approval of a halfway house located in the West End for male offenders, an issue that has galvanized neighborhood groups that question the burden on Bridgeport serving as the dumping ground for regional responsibility. The meeting is scheduled for 6:45 in City Hall Council [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chuck Willinger·CT Post·Keila Torres Ocasio·Mark Anastasi·Nancy DiNardo·Sal DiNardo·Tom McCarthy