Update with Mike Garrett comments: The seven-member Charter Revision Commission will look at reshaping the way school board members are chosen, among other items. The
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Finch Names Members To Charter Revision Panel
Mayor Bill Finch has appointed seven Bridgeport residents to serve on a new Charter Revision Commission designed to modernize an antiquated City Charter and examine education
Read moreCity Council Scales Back Pay Increase Ordinance
The City Council Tuesday night approved a controversial pay scale for about 80 non-classified city employees, but with an amendment eliminating language in the ordinance that authorized
Read morePublic Hearing Tonight–Big Mac’s Red Meat Gauge
8:45 p.m. update: A testy crowd of more than 100 showed up at City Council Chambers for the public hearing conducted by the Ordinance Committee
Read moreTroll On A Roll–Reconsider Police And Fire Chief Contracts
Former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh has been sharpening his teeth the past few days in letters to his old mates. Does the “Troll” miss
Read moreDennis Wants To Menace Pay Raises
Madeline Dennis, host of www.bridgeportintheknow.com, has launched a Facebook page urging attendance at Tuesday night’s public hearing at City Hall to address a proposed ordinance that would
Read moreYour Chance To Speak Up About Proposed Pay Raises
Former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh tells OIB “I’m retired, I haven’t died.” And this appears to be part of his message in a statement he sent to
Read moreTime For 2012 Prognostication
Okay OIB friends, what’s in your crystal ball for 2012? Are we really living in Zombie Land, as ex-City Councilman big Mojo Ralph Mojica suggests?
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