John Marshall Lee once again questions in a commentary the veracity of Civil Service Commission Chair Eleanor Guedes. “How does a Trumbull, CT registered voter claiming a residence of 48 Teller Road, Trumbull, vote in several recent years in Trumbull elections, while occupying a position as Chair of a Bridgeport Commission where it is indicated […]
Entries Tagged as 'Angel DePara'
City Charter Conflict: When You Claim To Live Here, But Vote There
April 7th, 2018 · 14 Comments · Civil Service, News and Events
Tags: AJ Perez·Angel DePara·Eleanor Guedes·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee
Wanna Be An Ethics Commissioner? Apply Here
February 22nd, 2018 · 14 Comments · City Council, News and Events
News release from Mayor Joe Ganim: The City of Bridgeport is now actively soliciting applications of civic-minded Bridgeport residents to fill two vacancies on the City of Bridgeport Ethics Commission. Applications can be found online by following this link: bridgeportct.gov/ethics.
Tags: Angel DePara·Joe Ganim
Are You Paying Attention?
February 6th, 2018 · 22 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
That was one among many questions posed to City Council members Monday night by government hawk John Marshall Lee. Less than two months ago, the Assistant City Clerk wrote a letter to three members of the November 2017 City Council informing them of the approved resolution requiring that “all officers of the city, elected or […]
Tags: Angel DePara·John Marshall Lee·Katie Bukovsky·Ken Flatto·Michelle Lyons·Scott Burns
What’s Bona Fide Residency? The Eleanor Guedes Case
January 12th, 2018 · 6 Comments · Civil Service, News and Events
The question of residency for Civil Service Commission Chair Eleanor Guedes was a hotly debated item on OIB in 2009. See here. What’s bona fide residency? In the case of Guedes she has a family business outfitted with a bedroom in Bridgeport she declares as a residence, but the evidence then and now argues she […]
Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Eleanor Guedes·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee·Mark Anastasi
Filling Vacancies And Playing By The Rules
December 21st, 2017 · 3 Comments · Civil Service
Government scrutineer John Marshall Lee has been digging through a number of city departments raising questions about board and commission vacancies as well as the inner workings of Civil Service. He provides this report: Bridgeport, have you ever thought about the way fellow citizens, appointed to Boards and Commissions by successive Mayors, and perhaps later […]
Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Eleanor Guedes·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee
Show Me The Money???!!!
September 25th, 2016 · 22 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Education, Law Enforcement, News and Events
Financial watchdog John Marshal Lee reports on the Community March in Solidarity With Our Police Department held Saturday, and questions the absence of support for education. SHOW ME THE MONEY???!!! This afternoon a “Community March in Solidarity With Our Police Department” walked a few blocks from New Hope Missionary Baptist Church at 100 Park Ave. […]
Tags: Angel DePara·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·John Marshall Lee·John Olson·M. Evette Brantley·Tom McCarthy
Cecil Young Is Noisy, And That’s No Bull, Airs Out Lungs In Front Of FBI Office
August 23rd, 2016 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
Community gadfly Cecil Young‘s bullhorn is much a part of the fabric of Bridgeport as the coal burning South End smokestack. They both huff and puff and spew. Cecil’s blown out the ear drums of residents at all points in the city. Several years ago his bullhorn created such a racket in front of then Mayor […]
Tags: Angel DePara·Cecil Young·Doing It Local·M. Evette Brantley·Mario Testa·Mike Rizzitelli·Norm Pattis·Steve Krauchick·Tom McCarthy
Great Scott! A Switch For Mitch In The 131st District–Party Officer Selection Thursday
March 13th, 2018 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On Thursday, 5:30 p.m. the 90-member Democratic Town Committee will select party officers at the Madison Avenue restaurant of Mario Testa who will seek another two-year term as party leader. On Monday recounts took place in three districts following last week’s primaries. A change occurred in the 131st District where a slate led by former […]
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