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Entries Categorized as 'City Budget'
Library Dollars Shape City Budget
April 16th, 2018 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Library, News and Events
Public Hearing Schedule For Mayor’s Proposed Budget
April 14th, 2018 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
A public hearing on Mayor Joe Ganim’s $561 million proposed budget will take place Thursday 6 p.m. in City Council chambers before the Budget and Appropriations Committee. See full budget schedule and timeline here. The proposed spending plan calls for no tax increase.
Tags: Joe Ganim·Martha Santiago
City Receives Car Tax Reimbursement Money From State
April 11th, 2018 · 3 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
News release from city’s legislative delegation: The city of Bridgeport is slated to receive $3.1 million in supplemental car tax reimbursement money after the Bridgeport legislative delegation fought to secure the release of the funds from the state Office of Policy and Management.
Tags: Andre Baker·Chris Rosario·Ed Gomes·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Steve Stafstrom
Proposed Budget Available On City Website
April 6th, 2018 · 1 Comment · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Mayor Joe Ganim’s $561 million proposed budget to the City Council is now available on the city website. See here. The spending plan, that calls for no tax increase, also includes the timeline for approval and setting of mil rate in June.
Tags: Joe Ganim
Ganim Budget: No Tax Increase–Delegates Approved For Mayor’s Run For Governor
April 3rd, 2018 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday submitted a $561 million budget proposal to the City Council that calls for no tax increase for a second straight year. When it comes to city budgets, the devil’s in the details. It will be reviewed by the Budget & Appropriations Committee for action over the next six weeks or […]
Tags: Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mario Testa·Mary McBride-Lee·Nessah Smith·Tom McCarthy
The Meaning Of Second Chances?
April 3rd, 2018 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Law Enforcement, News and Events
City fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee, in an address to the City Council Monday night, wonders if Mayor Joe Ganim has made the most out of a second chance opportunity. This morning we awakened to a late spring season snow storm. And by this evening most of the evidence from Mother Nature has disappeared courtesy […]
Tags: Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee
Mayor To Submit Budget To Council
March 30th, 2018 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday is expected to submit his budget proposal to the City Council for the spending year starting July 1. It will be referred to the Budget & Appropriations Committee for review and action. Ganim is running for governor so a tax increase would undercut a fiscal message on the campaign trail. […]
Tags: Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Kyle Langan·Marcus Brown·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Tom McCarthy
Crickets: One Is The Loneliest Number At Budget Public Hearing
April 20th, 2018 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
So, a grand total of one–yes, one–spoke Thursday night at the public hearing on the general budget in City Council chambers. And that one person was Bassick High School teacher Annie McDermott who delivered a passionate plea to improve conditions at the physically challenged high school. Annie was encouraged to return next week for the […]
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Tags: Joe Ganim