The Bridgeport City Council Monday night approved Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed election-year budget that is expected to produce no, or minimal, tax increase depending on
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City Council Budget Vote
The City Council is scheduled to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal Monday night. The budget then goes back to the mayor for possible
Read moreMalloy’s Bridgeport Déjà Vu–Could The Governor Learn Something From Finch?
Governor Dannel Malloy should ask Mayor Bill Finch how he did it. The state budget has passed. Malloy has signed it. How does he go about securing
Read moreHandicapping The Mayoral Race
It’s May 2 and the mayoral election cycle is in full bloom, or should be at least. An incumbent mayor who budgets a modest salary
Read morePension Impact On The Budget, Pay Now Or Pay Later
In his latest essay, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee, who has organized Budget Observer Bridgeport (BOB), a group of citizens attending legislative budget sessions, places
Read moreGomes Hits Mayoral Pay Raise
The mayor’s office budget proposes an increase in Mayor Bill Finch’s annual salary from $126,538 to $129,862 for the budget year starting July 1. Democratic mayoral
Read moreCalling All Developers–What To Do With McLevy Hall?
The mayor’s office budget proposal includes this goal notation for consolidation of city property. In addition, we are continuing our municipal consolidation plan, moving city
Read moreLoosen Those Lungs, Public Hearing On The Budget
Here’s your chance to applaud or denounce Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal for the spending year beginning July 1. The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee
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