From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: An oops by city officials has opened the door for a controversial developer to put a shopping center smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood on the Bridgeport-Trumbull line.
Entries Tagged as 'Manny Moutinho'
Snooze And Lose–Zoning Gaffe Paves Way For Shopping Center On Upper East Side
January 31st, 2013 · 10 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Manny Moutinho’s Mania
December 7th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Manny Moutinho, owner of Bridgeport-based Mark IV Construction, fights with Trumbull over questionable sewer work. He fights with Bridgeport over an East End rock-crushing operation. And now he’s in a fight with neighbors on the Upper East Side for work a court ruled he couldn’t do. How does that happen? CT Post reporter Keila Torres enlightens [...]
Curcio: ‘I Hosted A Finch Fundraiser’
August 9th, 2011 · 68 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning
In the summer of 2007 State Senator Bill Finch, the Democratic-endorsed candidate for mayor facing a stiff challenge from State Rep. Chris Caruso, was thrown a fundraiser at Cafe Roma, a now-closed city restaurant on Fairfield Avenue downtown. Dozens of political operatives and usual-suspect campaign contributors attended the event that raised a boatload of cash [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Charlie Coviello·Chris Caruso·Dick Blumenthal·Gus Curcio·John Ricci·Manny Moutinho·Mary-Jane Foster
City Says East End Rock Crushing Operation Will Close Dec. 1
May 26th, 2011 · 23 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Bridgeport-based Mark IV Construction whose owner Manny Moutinho is attracting the interest of federal investigators has operated an illegal dumping operation that has turned portions of the East End into a dusty mess. Moutinho has been a major contributor through the years to Democratic candidates in Bridgeport and Trumbull where town authorities are suing him for [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Manny Moutinho
Crushing Stones, Local And Federal
May 19th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Federal investigators are examining the work and relationships of Bridgeport-based Mark IV Construction, whether sewer construction in Trumbull (the town is suing him over this) or a rock-crushing operation in Bridgeport. The company is controlled by Manny Moutinho, an active contributor to numerous local political campaigns through the years. From the Fairfield County Weekly:
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Suing The Sewer Guy
March 18th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Manny Moutinho, president of Bridgeport-based Mark IV Construction, has been a political player in the city for 25 years. Federal investigators are looking into company work that began several years ago on behalf of Trumbull’s Water Pollution Control Authority. Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst announced today a lawsuit against the firm. From the CT Post: TRUMBULL [...]
Tags: CT Post·Manny Moutinho·Tim Herbst
What A Stinker! Trumbull Sewer Commissioner Resigns Over Moutinho Connection
December 29th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
As federal investigators unravel relationships between Bridgeport-based sewer contractor Mark IV Construction and former officials of the Town of Trumbull, Paul Kallmeyer, a key member of the town’s Water Pollution Control Authority has resigned following revelations that his son has received sewer-related work from Mark IV nearly four years after the town paid $300,000 to settle [...]
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Tags: Manny Moutinho·Ray Baldwin