From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: Make that a $500,000 driveway the city has built for millionaire developer Manuel “Manny” Moutinho by Sikorsky Memorial Airport. A legal settlement to end one of the more bizarre events in Bridgeport history nearly fell apart Thursday. A judge refused to sign it after learning the city will pay $30,000 […]
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Judge Radcliffe Questions Legal Settlement For Road To Manny’s Mansion
April 18th, 2014 · 20 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·Dan Tepfer·Manny Moutinho·Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Malloy Pledges Funds To Help Clean Former Remington Shaver Property
April 16th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Governor Dan Malloy on Wednesday announced the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has awarded $3,821,000 in grants to 21 communities to advance the development of brownfield sites throughout the state including $200,000 for a remediation plan for the former Remington Shaver site in the South End and 60 Main Street, the site […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy
State Selling Bonds To Help Finance Bass Pro Construction
April 15th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday Connecticut will offer $22 million in municipal bonds to help finance a new store for outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops at the Steel Point redevelopment area. The sale of the general-obligation bonds through Connecticut Innovations Inc., the state’s financing arm, is expected the week of May 5, according to Moody’s […]
Shipping Out Of Downtown, Zoners Back New Ferry Location In East End
April 15th, 2014 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
It was a rocky process that included legal battles and prior site rejection, but the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company that provides daily service to and from Port Jefferson New York, won approval from the Zoning Commission Monday night to relocate its Downtown terminal to Seaview Avenue across the harbor in the East End.
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·Brian McAllister·Chuck Willinger·CT Post·Steelpointe Harbor·Webster Bank Arena
When Will It Rain Cranes?
April 12th, 2014 · 10 Comments · Development and Zoning
OIB resident curmudgeon Andy Fardy writes frustratingly about the cranes that line the shoreline along I-95, but not his home city. Will we see cranes soon for construction of Bass Prop Shops? Fardy commentary: I was driving on I-95 this week and noticed all the construction cranes that were in use in towns along I-95. […]
Tags: Andy Fardy·Bass Pro Shops
Christina Ayala’s Bracing For A Primary, What About Mom Ayala And Cousin Andres Ayala?
April 16th, 2014 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning
There’s something intriguing about the Ayala family of Democratic politicians, maybe because of their sheer number. Or maybe because each in their own way makes the news. There’s Andres Ayala, the state senator; his cousin Christina Ayala, the state representative; then there’s Christina’s mom Sandi Ayala, the Democratic registrar of voters. And let’s not forget […]
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Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Andres Ayala·Barack Obama·Bass Pro Shops·Chris Rosario·Christina Ayala·Dan Malloy·Leticia Colon·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lydia Martinez·Mitch Robles·Santa Ayala·Scott Hughes