From Mayor Bill Finch: On Thursday, Mayor Bill Finch will mark the beginning of demolition of the Remgrit site, the potential home of a second train station for Bridgeport. The Remgrit site (formerly Remington Arms), located on Barnum Avenue in the East Side, once housed one of the largest munitions plants in the country. Among […]
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Finch To Commence Demolition Of Building Site Proposed For Second Train Station
December 5th, 2013 · 30 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Dan Malloy
City, Company Announce Partnership To Generate Renewable Energy From Wastewater Treatment Plant
December 3rd, 2013 · 8 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
News release from Mayor Bill Finch and Canadian-based Anaergia Inc. Anaergia Inc., announced today a strategic 20-year partnership with the City of Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority (WPCA), Connecticut that will enable the city to utilize renewable electricity generated from organic waste including wastewater sludge and food scraps using advanced anaerobic digestion technology.
Tags: Bill Finch
Walker Tells City Council Bridgeport At Critical Crossroads
December 2nd, 2013 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, urged the City Council Monday night to avoid conflicts that “have caused the city and its residents significant embarrassment. These conflicts have also served to reduce the willingness and ability of the City Council to effectively and credibly address the financial and economic development challenges facing the city.” Walker’s […]
Tags: CT Post·David Walker
City Council Committee Assignments
December 2nd, 2013 · 5 Comments · City Council, News and Events
The nuts and bolts work on the City Council is conducted at the committee level. The respective committees vote on matters brought before the full council for final approval. The Budget and Appropriations Committee, for instance, reviews the spending plan proposed by the mayor and issues its own recommendations to the full council. Monday night […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Bob Halstead·Denese Taylor-Moye·Howard Austin·Jack Banta·Jim Holloway·Lydia Martinez·Michelle Lyons·Mike Marella·Milta Feliciano·Rich Paoletto·Rick Torres·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Trish Swain
Republican Chair Slater Calls For Public Hearing On Proposed Airport Property Litigation Agreement
December 2nd, 2013 · 1 Comment · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
UPDATE: City Council Monday night referred this item to Public Safety and Transportation Committee with no discussion. The City Council tonight, according to an agenda item, is expected to take up the “Pending Appeal concerning the Stratford ZBA’s Granting of a Variance for the New Access Way Constructed by Mark IV Construction Co. Inc. on Sikorsky […]
Tags: John Slater
Got Poison Ivy? Hire A Goat
December 2nd, 2013 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Christopher Toole who operates an urban farm at the city’s animal shelter is marketing on his Facebook page ”goats, complete with herdsman and an Australian cattle dog, to help manage your property, fertilize it and clear it of unwanted weeds, including poison ivy and other unwanted nasties! Our goats love them all!”
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post
Should Supremes Keep Joe Hangin’ On? Ganim Seeks Law License
December 4th, 2013 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Former Mayor Joe Ganim carved out a strategy 12 years ago and he’s sticking to it. Whether someone else did it, the devil made him do it, or some other convenient imagination, Joe’s gotten so deep into dubious denial strategy he ever had his hand out in the late 1990s it’s impossible for him to […]
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Tags: Barbara Bellis·Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim·Paul Vallas