More than $300,000 in legal/consulting bills and counting. Over the past 12 months the city has issued pricey payments, at taxpayer expense, responding to federal
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Tag: Ed Adams
Joe’s Political Cheapness: Most Of Ganim’s Higher-Paid Appointees Have No Vote Base, Check Out Salary Ranges
A few weeks ago OIB published a list of the top 100 municipal wage earners historically dominated by Board of Education employees, as well as
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Sidewalk Program Shows Cracks–Spain: Walk This Way To A Concrete Deal
The city is rebidding its sidewalk repair program and that’s just peachy by City Councilman Pete Spain who makes a pitch for taxpayers to solicit
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Carmen Lopez Pages Mr. Ed (Adams)–Work Horse Or Show Horse?
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez in an OIB commentary is paging retired FBI agent Ed Adams who was hired by Mayor Joe Ganim to
Read moreIf Only They Could Print Money
In his Monday address to the City Council, citizen budget scrutineer John Marshall Lee highlighted taxpayer savings, including the city print shop, declaring “Perhaps we
Read moreFilmmaker Seeks Access To Ganim-Case Wiretaps, Federal Judge Recuses Himself
U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer has recused himself from presiding over a federal complaint by Fairfield-based filmmaker Thomas K. Reilly who seeks disclosure
Read moreTheater Development Deal, Meter Maelstrom On Council Agenda
The city’s “memorandum of understanding” with Manhattan-based Exact Capitol Group to redevelop the shuttered Poli-Majestic Theaters will be referred to the City Council’s Contracts Committee
Read moreCommencing Monday, City Will Amend Downtown Meter Regulations
UPDATE: Following a public outcry led by retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez, the city has revamped Downtown meter parking regulations including the length of
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