Sacred Heart University’s impact on the city is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing for its economic benefits. A curse, however, to North End homeowners dealing with runaway collegiate parties. The burgeoning university features a split campus, a majority of it in Fairfield, but also a meaningful presence across Park Avenue into Bridgeport […]
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The North End’s SHU Box
May 12th, 2018 · 21 Comments · City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Brian Lockhart·Chuck Willinger·CT Post·Jeanette Herron·Michelle Lyons·Sacred Heart University·Tom McCarthy
Lopez Files FOI Complaint Against City, Charging Violations At City Council Meeting
May 5th, 2018 · 30 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
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 […]
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
WPCA Weighs City Council Moratorium On Foreclosures–Lopez, Klein Scrutinize Collection Practices
April 20th, 2018 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
A special meeting of the Water Pollution Control Authority is scheduled to take place Friday afternoon regarding the City Council’s 180-day moratorium on foreclosures. The authority will hear a presentation by the City Attorney’s Office where foreclosure action is initiated. It raises a question: what happens when the will of the council bumps against the […]
Tags: Aidee Nieves·Carmen Lopez·Denese Taylor-Moye·Eneida Martinez·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·l·Marcus Brown·Michelle Lyons·Paul Ganim
Your Chance To Squawk About The City Budget
April 24th, 2018 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Civil Service, Education, News and Events
Home stretch time for City Council action on Mayor Joe Ganim’s $561 million proposed city budget. See proposed spending plan here. See meeting schedule here that includes tonight’s public hearing on the Board of Education budget, 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers.
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Tags: Christina Smith·Denese Taylor-Moye·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·Maria Zambrano Viggiano·Mary McBride-Lee·Nessah Smith·Tom McCarthy