From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The city has eliminated most of the $20 million budget deficit, if not the entire thing. 0
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Hammers Supports Property Tax Cap, Financial Oversight Board For City
Republican State Senate candidate Elaine Hammers announced on Thursday if elected she will introduce legislation requiring municipalities to adhere to a property tax cap. She
Read moreWho’s Speaking For The Kids?
One month into the new school year, citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee addressed the city council Monday night asserting a call to action, “Where
Read moreGanim Appoints Health Director, Goes To City Council For Approval
Mayor Joe Ganim has appointed Maritza Bond, who supervises a health education center in New London, to serve as city health director. Her nomination will
Read moreParziale Sums It Up
OIB friend, past CC member and past council president Lisa Parziale comments on the state of Bridgeport city management by both the mayor and City
Read moreShow Me The Money???!!!
Financial watchdog John Marshal Lee reports on the Community March in Solidarity With Our Police Department held Saturday, and questions the absence of support for
Read moreA Troll Samples Big Mac’s Future
Former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh gazes into his crystal ball to divine Council President Tom McCarthy’s political future. “After the rough year he had this
Read moreLee To Council: Use The Unanticipated State Money To Reinstate The Laid-off Kindergarten Paraprofessionals
Tuesday night citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee asked the City Council to allocate the recent unanticipated and therefore not yet budgeted State Municipal Revenue
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