Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez on Friday filed a complaint with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission charging that a meeting on Tuesday by the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee triggered a series of state violations stemming from an improperly noticed executive session for “pending litigation” that also “established a quorum of the […]
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Lopez Files FOI Complaint Against City, Charging Violations At City Council Meeting
May 5th, 2018 · 30 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Alfredo Castillo·Carmen Lopez·Chris Meyer·Christina Smith·CT Post·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·John Bohannon·Karen Jackson·Ken Flatto·Kyle Langan·Lydia Martinez·Maria Valle·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mark Anastasi·Mary McBride-Lee·Nessah Smith·Nestor Nkwo·Pete Spain·Tom McCarthy
City Council Issues Moratorium On Sewer Fee Foreclosures
April 13th, 2018 · 62 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Update, includes resolution language. If you are subject to foreclosure action by the Water Pollution Control Authority, you’ve been given a 180-day reprieve to work something out. That, at least, is the perspective of the City Council that voted almost unanimously Wednesday night following a public hearing to place a moratorium on foreclosures regarding tardy sewer-fee […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·Chris Meyer·CT Post·Ernie Newton·Marcus Brown
Council Members Accused Of Anti-Semitism
February 27th, 2018 · 15 Comments · City Council, News and Events
From CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart: The municipal attorney who pursues delinquent sewer-use bills is taking on City Council members over inflammatory comments made about his being Jewish.
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Lockhart·Chris Meyer·CT Post·Eneida Martinez·Karen Jackson·Mark Anastasi·Michelle Lyons
“¡Ya Basta!” Clean Up Sewer Collection Mess At WPCA
February 7th, 2018 · 44 Comments · City Council, News and Events
UPDATE, related story here. Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez is providing guidance to the City Council’s Ordinance Committee that wants to reform collection practices of the Water Pollution Control Authority following constituent complaints. In this OIB commentary she writes “It is true that state law considers a sewer bill that goes unpaid for thirty […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·Carmen Lopez·Chris Meyer·CT Post·Joe Ganim·Mark Anastasi
City Attorney, Following Council Protests, Suggests Payment Plans For Constituents Behind On WPCA Bills
January 31st, 2018 · 35 Comments · City Council, News and Events
If you’re behind on sewer use fees, the City Attorney’s Office Monday night offered suggestions to City Council members concerned about constituents.
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Marcus Brown Presses Reforms In WPCA Collection Process
January 29th, 2018 · 56 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Kicking off Monday’s Ordinance Committee meeting, co-chair Marcus Brown delivered these remarks setting forth a process, including a public hearing, to address resident complaints about the collection practices of the Water Pollution Control Authority. BEFORE BEGINNING THIS MEETING, THE CHAIRS WISH TO MAKE A FEW OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THIS COMMITTEE’S CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PORTION […]
Tags: Carmen Lopez·Chris Meyer·CT Post·Ernie Newton·Marcus Brown·Mark Anastasi·Pete Spain
Eneida Martinez Speak–”Both Men Are Jews And Buddies And They Go To The Same Synagogue”
January 28th, 2018 · 78 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
East End City Councilwoman Eneida Martinez is no shrinking violet. She is often unaccustomed to a verbal filter. As co-chair of the Ordinance Committee, she is one of several council members expressing frustration about the impact of the Water Pollution Control Authority’s collections process on her constituency. In her line of fire at the December […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Meyer·Eneida Martinez·Karen Jackson·Mark Anastasi·Michelle Lyons
In Fundraising Push, Ganim Campaign For Governor Raises More Than $500K
April 11th, 2018 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaign for governor has raised a total of $524,661 with $335,569 cash on hand, according to the latest finance report filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission. See fundraising report here.
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Tags: Chris Meyer·Jackie James·Jay Marlin·Joe Ganim·John Gomes·John Ricci·Jonathan Harris·Luke Bronin·Mario Testa·Mark Anastasi·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Coble