UPDATE: Leave it to city resident Jim “Sonny” Fox to add a little excitement to a community meeting. A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for male offenders and the South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone was debated Tuesday night at the University of Bridgeport. The benefits agreement guarantees [...]
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Fox Blows Cork At South End Meeting For Proposed Halfway House–Fore! McCluster Wants A Mulligan
February 8th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Jim Fox·University of Bridgeport
Mayor Outlines Legislative Priorities
February 8th, 2012 · 1 Comment · City Budget, Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Brownfield remediation, bonding programs for minority contractors, and red light cameras are three of the major legislative priorities Mayor Bill Finch and the City’s Legislative Delegation will focus on during the upcoming legislative session, which begins tomorrow.
Does Halfway House Proposal Have New Life?
February 6th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
A proposed “Community Benefits Agreement” between the developer of a controversial 120-bed halfway house for male offenders and the South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone will be the subject of a community meeting Tuesday 6 p.m. at the University of Bridgeport Student Center faculty dining room. The benefits agreement guarantees a $50,000 charitable contribution if the [...]
Tags: Carl McCluster·Chuck Willinger·Community Solutions Inc.·Sal DiNardo·University of Bridgeport
The Vision Of Phil Kuchma
February 4th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, Development and Zoning
Nice piece by the Los Angeles Times about Phil Kuchma, developer of Bijou Square on Fairfield Avenue downtown. Reporting from Bridgeport, Conn.— Philip Kuchma brightens as he drives past a vacant lot in Bridgeport, Connecticut’s most populated — and poorest — city.
Tags: Bijou Square·Phil Kuchma
Mayor Pushes New East Side Train Station
January 25th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Mayor Finch: The New York-Connecticut Sustainable Communities Consortium will host a town hall meeting, Thursday, January 26 at 6 p.m., at Housatonic Community College.
Forget The Legislative Session, It’s About Reelection
February 9th, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, State Politics
Beyond the usual give and take over issues and bill proposals advanced by lawmakers, the real drama for the new legislative session is how members of the city’s state delegation, all Democrats, position themselves for reelection. State Senator Ed Gomes has not announced if he will seek reelection.
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Tags: Andre Baker·Andres Ayala·Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·General Electric·Jack Hennessy·Joe Lieberman·Linda McMahon·Michelle Lyons·Ruben Felipe·Sly Salcedo·Susan Bysiewicz·William Tong