From Mayor Bill Finch: On Monday Mayor Bill Finch, together with Christoph family, principals in Bridgeport Landing Development, and local, state and federal dignitaries will break ground on the Transportation Investment Generation Economic Recovery (TIGER II) work on the Steel Point peninsula. The $11 million TIGER grant, the largest grant ever awarded to the city, [...]
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Finch To Break Ground On $11 Million Grant For Steel Point
May 11th, 2013 · 14 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Finch Channels Work Of Landscape Architect Olmsted In Business Community Speech
March 19th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch today delivered his annual address to the Bridgeport area business community at the Holiday Inn Downtown. News release from Mayor’s Office: Bridgeport is continuing to grow and build thanks to the City’s efforts in waterfront recapture, economic development and education reform, Mayor Bill Finch told local and regional business leaders during his [...]
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Donald Day: Pols Need To Grow Some And Repeal The Second Amendment
January 28th, 2013 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Donald Day is past president of the Bridgeport Firebirds, a fraternal organization that fights for the rights of minority firefighters. He has been active in a number of city issues throughout the decades and isn’t afraid to speak his mind. As proposed gun control legislation moves ahead in the halls of Washington and Hartford, Day [...]
What’s In Your Crystal Ball?
December 31st, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, Education
Do you have a resolution? As we segue into 2013, what’s on the horizon for the state’s largest city?
Finch Speaks Against Proposed UI Rate Hike At Public Hearing
May 2nd, 2013 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch Thursday night opposed a rate increase proposed by United Illuminating at a public hearing hosted by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. The public hearing took place in City Council Chambers. UI is asking the regulatory agency for permission to increase revenues by 8.7 percent to $69 million in 2014 and by another [...]
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