The Bridgeport City Council will be back in action Tuesday 7 p.m. for its next full meeting. Prior to the council session at 6:30, government
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What Will Wheelabrator Pay In Taxes?
Financial watchdog John Marshall Lee writes about a court case that’s received little attention involving regional trash-to-energy plant Wheelabrator’s challenge of its appraised value. This
Read moreGeneral Lee: Devil In The Details
City financial watchdog John Marshall Lee shares his latest commentary covering three items: budget review, revaluation and Sikorsky land deal. 0
Read moreScenes From OIB Party
Thanks to all our OIB friends who attended the party at Bijou Theatre Saturday night. Great conversation and even a showing of the Rocky Horror
Read moreBlack Rockers Celebrate Neighborhood
There’s something special about the neighborhood pride in Black Rock, that cool waterfront hamlet that runs east of Ash Creek at the Fairfield line right
Read moreGeneral Lee Has Lots Of Questions For City Council
On a night the City Council set the tax rate at 41.85 mils, representing an approximate $125 increase on the average city homeowner, city fiscal
Read moreCall Him Officer John Jones–Shares The Reality Of Esclating Pension Costs To Taxpayers, ‘Need To Look Out For Myself’
A shift in how police and fire pensions will be calculated has been chronicled by taxpaying financial watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy, a
Read moreWatch Your Wallet–The Future Cost Of Pensions
Andy Fardy, retired Bridgeport firefighter, and John Marshall Lee, co-founders of Budget Oversight Bridgeport, share their second commentary installment examining the complex world of city
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