2021 is an election cycle for City Council and Board of Education. If passed into law, as it was in 2020, this measure allows all
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Category: City Council
Gen Now: City Budget Step In Right Direction For Police Reform, Investment In Schools
The civic action group Bridgeport Generation Now tosses around compliments of city government like manhole covers. Following Monday night’s vote by the City Council the
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City Council Lowers Tax Rate, Nieves Castigates Disengaged Budget Loafers
The City Council, as expected Monday night, approved a $598 million budget that includes a reduction in the tax rate by 10.5 mils, money for
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Budget Committee Approves Spending Plan, Money For 60 New Cops, Mil Rate Lowered To 43.45
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on Saturday approved a spending document of approximately $598 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, shifting $2.5 million
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Finance Committee Expected To Vote On Budget Saturday, Full City Council Monday
The Budget & Appropriations Committee will convene Saturday morning at 10 to vote on alterations to Mayor Joe Ganim’s nearly $600 million spending plan for
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Read: Public Safety Task Force Recommendations
A community committee formed by City Council President Aidee Nieves and Councilman Scott Burns has offered recommendations in a report that includes community policing foot
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City Task Force Recommends Police Reforms, Intervention Of Social Services
Community policing, including foot patrols and greater interaction with residents, regular public meetings, replacing police with social workers, addiction counselors and homeless advocates suited to
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Bloomin’ Bridgeport–Watch: Ganim Morphs Into Flower Child
Remember that Pete Seeger folk song “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” covered by hundreds of musicians? Mayor Joe Ganim says they’re all around the
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