Comments on: Mayor Addresses Labor Pains, Plus: Public Hearing Video, Bucks For Bridgeport Projects, And Post Office Saved

By: Steven Auerbach

Steven Auerbach — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:43:41 +0000

The state purchased the Park–Beardsley Zoo is privately funded. Had the conversation with Gregg Dancho the other evening.

By: eyedoctor

eyedoctor — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:16:20 +0000

I could make a lotta money on you guys ’cause you guys are blind. He musta paid you to say that stuff.

By: Mojo

Mojo — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:39:36 +0000

*** Remember in the balance of life, where there is a positive, you’ll find a negative. Experience can be wasted on old ways of thinking & doing? A young fresh capable new way of doing things is what’s needed, like the change the Dems. talked about during the past presidential election! *** And just wait ’til “2010″ with the new B.O.E. & city council, and of course the new upcoming budget! *** Talk about things getting worse before getting better, time will tell. ***

By: Steven Auerbach

Steven Auerbach — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:03:28 +0000

There was an article written in the New York Times right after the Bankruptcy bid. “A silver lining …” The local Real Estate was not affected. End of story!

By: Steven Auerbach

Steven Auerbach — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:56:03 +0000

Lennie, you do constantly blame Moran for the collapse of the Bridgeport Real estate market in 1991. It would have been easy for Moran to do what every Mayor has done since. RAISE THE TAXES. That is what Weicker had told her. While the Bankruptcy gave the city a black eye and gave Ganim the opportunity to look like the Messiah it did not hurt the Real estate market any more than the actual economy. Since our taxes continue to rise, seniors that have long paid off their homes are paying $6500.00 a year to live in the homes they paid $12,000 for. The taxes will continue to rise until we get some serious development. We cannot continue to cut city employees and services.
Regarding the detention center. What a joke and insult to the city of Bridgeport and the Beardsley Park neighborhood. The area is considered to be one of the more desirable locations in Bridgeport. Steps away from one of our most beautiful parks and the State’s only zoo. Who cares that the state thinks that it is a perfect fit? 15 million dollars invested to house 36 girls? How about investing in our educational system in the city? A jail and a detention center should not be in a residential neighborhood adjacent to park land and not to mention future development bordering Nob Hill–The Remington Woods Project. For once the State (we are part of the State aren’t we?) and the city need to look at the bigger picture of real economic development down the road. The entire city should band together and stop the detention center from being built on 115 Virginia Ave. I was at the meeting and I agreed with most of what everybody had already spoken about but also the deterioration of the Beardsley Park area and the stigma placed on the city by the thousands of visitors to the park and zoo. The lowering of the area Real Estate is going to happen because a detention center in your back yard in a quiet neighborhood just isn’t a good selling point.
Hope to see you at Épernay

By: harley76

harley76 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:26:31 +0000

When Carroll was on the verge of getting fired as a BOE electrician, Murphy stepped in and created the Barnum festival job for him. That was a sweet job while it lasted. How does Carroll go from being a piss-poor electrician about to lose his job to head of parks and PF? No wonder PF is so screwed up. That’s the only thing I didn’t like about Murphy. But there’s much more on the plus side with him.

By: harley76

harley76 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:21:07 +0000

I disagree with Murphy coming back as a consultant. He should come back permanently as either head of labor relations or as CAO. Neither of those guys in those jobs know shit or do shit. Murphy could run circles around them. Glad that Finch finally realizes how bad things are. Unfortunately Murphy is friends with Carroll so nothing will change in PF. The greedy foremen will keep hoarding the OT while the little guys starve. How much did Valeri make last year? Inquiring minds want to know.