UPDATE: Tuesday night the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission, by 6-3 vote, approved a “Petition of 1775 Madison Investments, LLC”–the North End restaurant owned by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa for a change from residential to commercial zone opposed by many neighbors. Documents in the case raise questions about the actual residential address of Testa who lists his [...]
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Pinocchio Alert: What’s Mario Testa’s Real Address, Monroe Or Bridgeport? Records Contradict Testa Statements, Restaurant Zone Change Approved
May 1st, 2013 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
Testo’s Restaurant, Sausage Company On P&Z Agenda
April 28th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The city’s Planning & Zoning Commission has busy nights scheduled Monday and Tuesday for public hearings involving a number of development proposals, among them a “Petition of 1775 Madison Investments, LLC & 1849 Madison Investments, LLC – Seeking a change of zone from an R-A to an OR-G zone, and also seeking a special permit [...]
Hennessy Grills Testa, Cites Democratic Chairman As Reason For His Conflict-Of-Interest Legislation
April 26th, 2013 · 17 Comments · News and Events
In a letter to the editor State Rep. Jack Hennessy writes “Here’s a perfect example of why we need HB 5724 that would prohibit city employees from serving on the City Council.” The neighbors and I have been fighting a never ending battle with Mario Testa, the powerful chairman of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee [...]
Why Is Anthony Musto Afraid Of Supporting A Good Government Bill That Prohibits City Employees From Serving On The City Council?
April 26th, 2013 · 25 Comments · Analysis and Comment
Democratic State Senator Anthony Musto is hearing it from constituents, in emails, phone calls, letters, letters to the editor, from readers of OIB and Connecticut Post. They want him to support a state legislative bill co-sponsored by Bridgeport State House members Jack Hennessy and Auden Grogins that would ban city employees from serving on the [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Charlie Stallworth·Christina Ayala·CT Post·Don Clemons·Eze Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Jim Holloway·John McKinney·Mario Testa·Rich Paoletto·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Zoners For Ziti! Amendment Approved For Testo’s Restaurant
March 12th, 2013 · 41 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa is feeling merry today pounding veal for his restaurant customers. Despite heated opposition from North End residents, the Planning and Zoning Commission Monday night approved a change to the city’s master plan of development based on an application on behalf of the Madison Avenue restaurant owned by Testa in a residential [...]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·Chuck Willinger·CT Post·Mario Testa·Testo's Restaurant
When Public Hearings Were Jammed, Plus: The Scratchy Relationship Between Mario Testa And Ex-School Chief Jim Connelly, A Study In Political Pragmatism
May 7th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, News and Events
The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee has set a tentative date Saturday to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s $520 million spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1. The full council is tentatively scheduled to vote on the budget May 13, but in the world of the city’s legislative body dates, times [...]
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