From Bridgeport Public Library:
My Town My Story is a community storytelling project connected to the Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA) at UConn through the Bridgeport Public Library, a statewide effort to preserve and share Connecticut’s history. By submitting your photos, videos, and stories, you’re helping document Bridgeport’s past and present in a way that will be accessible for future generations.
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What about Saturday’s Opinion by Joe Gerics in the CT POST, “Is property taxation fair?”
With a FAIR HOUSING COMMISSION a failed City board for the past 20 years because a series of DEMOCRATIC Mayors failed to find, or discover, or educate to take such positions in a fair minded way leading the status quo for citizens, taxpayers, and resident-owners.
Perhaps they could read about taxing real estate progressively, by equity gains each year, rather than current ‘flat tax’ model of quinquennial property appraisals . Use a median of values to separate in two or more classes. An argument can be made that its the gain, both short term and long term over time, that creates the value once a property is owned and that might favor the case of new first time buyers who may be younger with lower incomes currently. Aren’t most real estate mortgage records already in the Town Clerk office and changes are handled by Internet once a file is opened.
The dead FAIR RENT COMMISSION was also ignored, until the State told Bridgeport it needed one, and a City Council person drew up an ordinance for approval more than two years ago. Why is there no HOUSING group to deal with unhoused persons, affordable housing, workforce housing, condos, coops, b’nbs, and luxury housing as well. Might as well consider hotels (were we to be a good location), trailer parks, and small houses that may not fit the narrow missions of our current boards and commissions. Where is a municipal leader who can point a direction to the public and answer questions? Time will tell.