More than 100 turned out Tuesday night at the City Council’s public hearing on the Board of Education budget mostly urging additional money for the
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Category: City Budget
Public Hearing On Tuesday For Proposed School Spending
The schedule for the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee is coming down to the home stretch to conduct public hearings, interview department heads and
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Turnout For City Budget Public Hearing: Crickets
How many speakers showed up Thursday night at the City Council’s public hearing to address Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $564 budget? A walloping two residents
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Attention Budget Hawks, Your Chance To Squawk At Public Hearings
This Thursday April 18 at 6 pm the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will host a public hearing on Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed spending
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Newton On “Warpath” Over Pay Increases Approved By City Council
City Councilman Ernie Newton is on the “warpath” over a four percent pay raise the City Council approved for the Bridgeport City Supervisors Association that
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Read The Budget, First Public Hearing On April 18
Mayor Joe Ganim has proposed a city budget that includes a modest election-year tax cut. The spending plan is now in the hands of the
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Ganim Announces Modest Election-Year Tax Cut
From Mayor Joe Ganim, in open letter to city residents: This week, I will present my budget to the Bridgeport City Council. I will also
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Legislative Committee Advances City Council Government Reform Bill
By a 16-5 vote on Friday the state legislature’s Planning and Development Committee advanced a a government reform bill backed by the city’s legislative delegation
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