Last week City Councilwoman Evette Brantley told OIB she was going to vote against Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal and in fact any tax increase proposed by her peers on the city’s legislative body because taxes have reached her breaking point. Was she blowing smoke? Well Monday night at a sparsely attended public hearing on [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Andy Fardy'
Taxed To The Max, Councilwoman Brantley’s Ready To Sell And Get Out–General Lee Tells Council ‘You Fail As Fiscal Watchdogs’
April 23rd, 2013 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Andy Fardy·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·John Marshall Lee·M. Evette Brantley
Here’s Your Chance! Budget Meeting Schedule
April 3rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
If you’d like to join veteran budget hawks such as John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy at City Council budget sessions conducted by the Budget and Appropriations Committee, a full schedule is now available as the committee reviews Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed spending plan. Budget overviews will take place Thursday 6 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. [...]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Andy Fardy·Angel DePara·Carlos Silva·John Marshall Lee·Lydia Martinez·Sue Brannelly
What’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
December 26th, 2012 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American history may be the story of a lifetime. Back in the Bridgeport-centric world of the state’s largest city one of the top stories of the year was the ballot question [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Andy Fardy·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Carmen Lopez·Chris Caruso·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Excel Bridgeport·John Marshall Lee·Mary-Jane Foster·Max Medina·Ralph Ford
Budget Committee No Shows–General Lee: Amateur Night At City Hall
December 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · City Budget, City Council
City budget watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy were preparing to attend the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting. Alas, the meeting was canceled. Did Christmas shopping get in the way? From Lee: Budget & Appropriations Committee has canceled their 6:00 PM December meeting that was previously canceled and re-scheduled from December 10. [...]
Tags: Andy Fardy·Bob Curwen·Carlos Silva·John Marshall Lee·Sikorsky Memorial Airport·Tom McCarthy
A Review Of City Pensions, The Meaning Behind The Numbers
May 23rd, 2013 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget
Public pension obligations are very much in the news on federal, state and local levels. Pension costs can be difficult for a layperson to understand. How much does the city’s pension system cost city taxpayers? How strong are the pension funds? How do they impact the budgetary process? Fiscal watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy [...]
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Tags: Andy Fardy·John Marshall Lee