Friday afternoon was one of those neighborhood inventory days focused on the East End: damn ticks have taken a bite out of Pleasure Beach prompting
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Category: Development and Zoning
Watch: Finally! After Decades, Hazardous Sidewalk Being Repaired
The thing about City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez, she’s not into threading needles. She gets right to the point. Get in her face and she pushes
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Study: Older White Males Dominate Fairfield County Land-Use Boards Creating Disproportionate Representation
(OIB editor’s note: Bridgeport’s land-use boards are reflective of its community demographics) By Janhavi Munde and Ginny Monk, CT Mirror July 8, 2025 Local land-use
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Ty Bird, Ex Success Village President: ‘No Cash Ever Left Success Village For My Personal Benefit’
In an exclusive OIB commentary, Ty Bird the embattled ex president of the Success Village board of directors, shares his side of the story to
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Zoners Reject Mandatory Parking – “Tell Me, Who Can Live In A Parking Space? People Need A Roof Over Their Head.”
Despite loud protestations from most City Council members demanding mandatory parking for housing units, the Zoning Commission by a 5-4 last week rejected the regulation
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Call To Action To Require Parking For Housing Developments
Several City Council members are urging their constituents to attend Monday’s meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission to decide the future of parking regulations
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Alien Alert – New Housing Legislation A Slice Of Outer Space, Lamont Announces Veto
Governor Ned Lamont on Monday announced he vetoed House Bill 5002, a circuitous piece of housing legislation that has Connecticut residents’ arms tugged sharply in opposite
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City Plans Demolition Of Blighted Building In The Hollow, Lien NY Property Owner
News release from Mayor’s Office: Per Mayor Ganim’s directive, the City’s Office of Planning and Economic Development has embarked upon a program to demolish
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