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A Saturday afternoon rally organized by city Republicans protests Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal that calls for a 2.7 mil increase including $7 million more for city schools. The tax hit, if approved by the City Council, represents an increase of more than $400 for the average homeowner. The city’s legislative body will vote on [...]
Entries Categorized as 'City Council'
Republicans Protest Mayor’s Budget
May 5th, 2012 · 6 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch
Slater Issues Call To Action
May 4th, 2012 · 5 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Republican Town Chairman John Slater is urging attendance at the “Stop the Tax” rally scheduled for Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of the City Hall Annex, 999 Broad Street. The City Council will vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget Monday evening. From Slater: Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to voice their frustration regarding Mayor Finch’s proposed [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·John Slater
Tom White: OIB Misrepresented His Role
May 4th, 2012 · 7 Comments · City Budget, City Council
Tom White, legislative services director who provides staff support for the City Council, writes OIB inaccurately reflected the role of his job when declaring “Tom White, a council legislative staffer, who’d like to reform the way the council conducts business … .” OIB’s introductory remarks set up a commentary by city fiscal watchdog John Marshall [...]
Tags: John Marshall Lee·Tom White
General Lee’s White Paper On City Council Stipends
May 4th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
Most City Council members grimace when they see John Marshall Lee, and his bow tie, step up during legislative sessions. To them, he’s a major pain in the ass addicted to asking tough questions. God forbid council members be subjected to questions about the half-billion dollar budget they will vote on as a full body [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·John Marshall Lee·Santa Ayala·Tom White
Keila Torres Ocasio: The Bad Guys Are Not Afraid
May 2nd, 2012 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Cops, News and Events
CT Post columnist Keila Torres Ocasio, a city resident and mother, issues a call to action to Bridgeport residents. In her latest column, following the shooting of a three-year-old girl on the West Side, Keila provides a sobering assessment of violent crime in the city and urges citizens to work with police; say something when [...]
Tags: CT Post·Keila Torres Ocasio
City GOP Organizing Rally To Protest Finch’s Budget
May 2nd, 2012 · 12 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Republican Town Chair John Slater is urging attendance at a rally on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of City Hall Annex to protest Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal that calls for a 2.7 mil increase representing more than $400 to the average city homeowner. The City Council will vote on the mayor’s spending package Monday [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·John Slater
Budget Committee Cuts Finch’s Spending Request, Including $2 Million From Schools–Mayor Announces Compromise
May 7th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
UPDATE: The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Saturday, following a morning session that lasted well into the afternoon at the City Hall Annex, slashed Mayor Bill Finch’s budget request, including $2 million from the mayor’s proposal for $7 million more for city schools. The budget committee dropped Finch’s proposed mil rate increase from 2.7 to [...]
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Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·John Slater·Tom McCarthy