It’s not the windfall desired, but the city’s grand list of taxable property expanded slightly allowing city bean counters to tap another $1 million or
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Category: City Council
City Council To Act On Fire Union Contract
Due to Presidents’ Day the City Council meeting will take place Tuesday 7pm. The council will vote on the contract agreement between city management and
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Update Of City Council Committee Assignments Scheduled For Monday
The first order of business Monday night at the City Council meeting will be an update of committee assignments by Council President Aidee Nieves following
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Lee To City Council: What’s Up With Boards And Commissions?
Government observer John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Tuesday night highlighting issues filling and maintaining positions on boards and commissions. From Lee: As Council
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Gaston, Gee, Brown Join General Assembly–Brown Resigns City Council Seat
Bridgeport added three new members to its legislative delegation on Wednesday during swearing-in ceremonies for all members of the General Assembly. Marcus Brown and Fred
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City Council Approves Funding To Advance Key East End Development
A vital development in the East End that includes a grocery store, healthcare facility, pharmacy and jazz-themed restaurant was approved for a total $1 million
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For New Year, Political Power Play Confronts Mayor And City Council
Heading into the 2023 municipal election cycle a fissure between Mayor Joe Ganim and a City Council majority over the timing of charter revision that
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In Clash With Ganim, City Council’s Charter Examination Falls Short
For a second time the City Council’s efforts to empanel a Charter Revision Commission next year failed, this time by one vote in a Monday
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