Unless you’re passionate about numbers, statistics, line items, surpluses, deficits and more, analyzing a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report can cause eyes to glaze over quickly. Fire up the espresso machine! City fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee has arguably spent more time than anyone else on the planet reviewing Bridgeport government financials as a civilian taxpayer. […]
Entries Tagged as 'John Marshall Lee'
Have You Read The Audit?
February 19th, 2015 · 5 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Anne Kelly-Lenz·CT Post·Fleeta Hudson·John Marshall Lee·Tom McCarthy
A New Year, A New Set Of Questions For City Council
January 7th, 2015 · 8 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
City fiscal observer John Marshall Lee, in his latest address to the City Council Monday night, offers a series of questions concerning the expenditure of taxpayer dollars. From Lee: A CT Post reporter recently indicated that an important issue facing you this evening will be about the renaming of streets, the need for such coming […]
Tags: CT Post·John Marshall Lee
Lee: City Council Representation Of Taxpayers Laughable
December 6th, 2014 · 3 Comments · City Council, News and Events
In his latest commentary, city fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee claims the City Council needs lots of coaching in financial matters and as a budget and legislative body is, well, laughable. Several years ago I had listened to mostly negative comments about the way governmental things run in Bridgeport and decided to educate myself on […]
Knock, Knock, Budget Committee, Anyone Home?
November 11th, 2014 · 3 Comments · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee has arguably attended more City Council budget committee meetings than some of its members. He chronicles the attendance records of budget committee members, including the lack of a quorum on Monday. From Lee: There is only one body in Bridgeport that is charged with looking after taxpayer dollars. It […]
Tags: AmyMarie Vizzo-Paniccia·Anne Kelly-Lenz·Bass Pro Shops·Denese Taylor-Moye·Enrique Torres·Howard Austin·John Marshall Lee·Lydia Martinez·Mike Marella·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy·Trish Swain
The City Council’s Higher Standard
November 4th, 2014 · 1 Comment · City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Monday night, offering a question: “If you were giving yourself a report card today, what grade might you assign to your behavior and accomplishment?” From Lee: Tonight we meet on the eve of Election Day, of special importance to those running for State Office. Three […]
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Paging William Bendix, ‘What A Revolting Development This Is’
October 22nd, 2014 · 1 Comment · City Budget, City Council
In his latest address to the City Council Monday night that highlights the city’s legal battle over tax payments of the trash-to-energy plant run by Wheelabrator, citizen financial watchdog John Marshall Lee declares in a Life of Riley moment, ‘What a revolting development this is.” From Lee: Let’s consider the economics of Bridgeport and the […]
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When The Dog Barks, Does The City Council Listen?
November 18th, 2014 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council
One thing about fiscal hound John Marshall Lee, he’s as dogged as they come trying to reach the 20-member City Council that approves the city budget and ordinances, among other matters. In his latest address to the councilors Monday night, Lee reminds them they are halfway through this term with an election on the horizon […]
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Tags: Bob Curwen·Fleeta Hudson·John Marshall Lee