The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will likely vote on Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan by Saturday. The full council will then stamp its
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Ganim Sends Police Substation And Community Center Contract To City Council
Mayor Joe Ganim has submitted a draft lease agreement to the City Council regarding a police substation and community center site located at Trumbull Gardens housing
Read moreCrunch Time For Budget Committee, ‘Overtasked And Understaffed’
The nights and weekends are long for the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee reviewing Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed $560 million spending plan in a
Read moreAs Cranky Budget Looms, Malloy To Address Business Community
Governor Dan Malloy Wednesday afternoon will address the city’s business community for an update on the latest session of the General Assembly at the Holiday
Read moreFiscal Watchdog Questions East Side Development
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee has been working overtime examining the proposed city budget and asking lots of questions at City Council public hearings.
Read moreFinally, The City Council Has Its Own Bean Counter
Operating in financial darkness for decades, the Bridgeport City Council has finally hired its own budget analyst to help navigate a $560 million proposed budget,
Read moreCrickets … Two Speakers For City Council Public Hearing On $560 Million Budget
Well, two speakers are better than none, right? At 6:07 p.m. on Thursday Scott Burns, co-chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, called the meeting
Read moreChallenge What Is Presented
When it comes to city finances, citizen budget reviewer John Marshall Lee proclaims the City Council should embrace a healthy dose of skepticism in what
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