UPDATE, Curwen resignation: On Monday Mayor Bill Finch will submit his budget proposal to the City Council for the spending plan that begins July 1 in an election year for the city’s legislative body. Budget submissions are not about where they start, but where they end up. There will likely be a tax increase in the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Marty McCarthy'
City Council To Receive Budget On Monday–Curwen Finally Resigns
March 29th, 2013 · 68 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·John Stafstrom·Marty McCarthy·Mike Marella·Steven Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly
Marella Seeks Return To City Council, Curwen In Limbo
March 24th, 2013 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
Mike Marella, who served for more than 10 years on the City Council, recently registered to vote in the city as he seeks to reposition himself for a spot on the city’s legislative body with the status of Councilman Bob Curwen’s activity on the council in question. Curwen announced in January he was leaving the [...]
Tags: Bob Curwen·Bridgeport Bluefish·Marty McCarthy·Mike Marella·Rich Paoletto·Steven Stafstrom
City Council’s Moving Parts–Curwen “Optimistically Cautious” About Staying On Legislative Body
March 19th, 2013 · 64 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
The musical chairs that is the Bridgeport City Council continued Monday night when Black Rock councilman Marty McCarthy announced his resignation and submitted a formal resignation letter today (Tuesday) while Bob Curwen announced he really didn’t mean to resign when he announced his resignation a few months ago. So he’s still technically a council member [...]
Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·CT Post·Marty McCarthy·Rich Paoletto·Steven Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly·Tom McCarthy
City Council Gears Up For Budget Season
March 18th, 2013 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, News and Events
Two weeks from receiving Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, the City Council has been operating for months without long-time Budget and Appropriations Co-Chair Bob Curwen who verbally announced his resignation from the city’s legislative body but had not submitted his official resignation in writing as of [...]
Tags: Angel DePara·Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Bob Curwen·Danny Roach·John Stafstrom·Marty McCarthy·Steven Stafstrom
Who Wants Pizza? For City Councilman Marty McCarthy The More Dough He Has The More He Kneads
March 12th, 2013 · 44 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council
Bridgeport’s most famous pizza maker Marty McCarthy, the genial Black Rock city councilman, has had trouble the past several months attending meetings of the city’s legislative body with so many business and family commitments. To be fair, Marty’s business burned down two years ago, then he resiliently fit up a fire truck with a brick [...]
Tags: John Stafstrom·Marty McCarthy·Steven Stafstrom·Tom McCarthy
UPDATE: Mario Testa Gets A Shot Of Hennessy, State Rep Joins Neighbors Opposing Political Leader’s Restaurant Expansion In North End
February 19th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning
UPDATE: Withdrawn from agenda: **PLEASE NOTE: ITEM# 11-12 REMOVED** 11-12 Proposed Amendment to the 2008 Master Plan of Conservation & Development Chapter 14 – Future Land Use Plan. State Rep. Jack Hennessy wants to find out if Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa’s influence with members of the all-Democratic City Council is 100 percent full-proof. On [...]
Tags: Jack Banta·Jack Hennessy·Lydia Martinez·M. Evette Brantley·Mario Testa·Marty McCarthy·Michelle Lyons·Testo's Restaurant·Tom McCarthy·Warren Blunt
Paging Zombie Land–Can Mojica Drum Up The Mojo For A City Council Challenge? Election Year For The Council
April 30th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Former City Councilman Ralph Mojica has filed paperwork to try to reclaim his former seat on the city’s legislative body challenging incumbents Denese Taylor-Moye and Jack Banta in the 131st District that covers the South End, Downtown and the West End. Big Mojo served on the council for several years. He supported Chris Caruso for [...]
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