Tuesday update: That’s it. I’m done.
So says developer Sal DiNardo who told OIB Monday afternoon he had divested himself of interest several weeks ago in a company (RemGrit) that controls the former Remington Arms plant on Barnum Avenue where city fire personnel are trying to contain a blaze that began on Saturday.
DiNardo says RemGrit was placed into [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Development'
DiNardo: “Take The Property”–Mayor Wanted Site For Train Station — EPA Asking Questions
August 31st, 2010 · 24 Comments · Development
City’s New Marketing Video, What Do Ya Think?
August 30th, 2010 · 20 Comments · Development
The city has launched a new image campaign funded by the city and business community. Nice to see city assets promoted. Check it out.
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Make Remington Property A Public Health Issue, Plus: Himes And Barack
August 30th, 2010 · 14 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics
Strategy. Anticipation. Communication. Strong department heads. They’re all factors in effective governing.
Every few months we go around and around on this issue: what to do with the former Remington Arms plant on the East Side, controlled by developer Sal DiNardo, that caught fire (again) on Saturday.
The place is a shithole. It’s been a shithole for years. As [...]
Tags: Barack Obama·Bill Finch·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Donald Trump·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Sal DiNardo
Remington Fire, Plus: This Way To The Wiener Line, Mayor Rescues Dog Cart
August 27th, 2010 · 102 Comments · Development
CT Post link re fire at old Remington plant
www.ctpost.com/news/article/After-another-Remington-fire-what-s-next-635609.php
Mayor Saves Dog House From City Pound
Okay, okay, turning this hotdog vendor into sausage has some of my friends thinking (they’re just as warped as me) hey how far is the state courthouse setback from the city sidewalk?
In other words, where does the city lose jurisdiction to the state? [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Nancy Hadley
Is This A Weenie Decision?
August 26th, 2010 · 28 Comments · Development
Wow, don’t get on the bad side of former Economic Development Director Nancy Hadley. You might lose your wiener. Nancy, a downtown resident, says the Marzan-family hotdog vendor (pictured above) who’ve made the sidewalk next to the Main Street courthouse a drive-up destination shouldn’t be doing business there.
She complained to police and the food cart was ordered [...]
Tags: Nancy Hadley
Do Results Match Finch’s Rhetoric
August 23rd, 2010 · 36 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, Civil Service, Development, Library, Political Analysis
“Together we are making Bridgeport the cleanest, greenest, safest most affordable city, with schools and neighborhoods that improve each year” … Mayor Bill Finch
Like it or not everything Mayor Bill Finch does within the next year will be measured against the declaration above that he includes on just about every news release, statement, correspondence, etc.
Well, [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Ralph Jacobs
Crime, A Gigantic Toothache
August 17th, 2010 · 23 Comments · City Budget, City Politics, Cops, Development, Political Analysis
It’s been a rough summer for Mayor Bill Finch.
Damn tornado rips through the downtown, city cops arrest his son Pete for hauling a wind-blown street sign into a local bar, charges fortunately dropped by a state prosecutor.
Finch’s budget is bleeding badly and he needs millions in union concessions to close the gap. One department he [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Ned Lamont·Tom Bucci