An advocacy group website www.residentsforabetterbridgeport.com is complementing Mayor Bill Finch’s public outreach urging electors to vote yes on the Nov. 6 charter question that if approved would
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Charter Revision Leaders Take Issue With CT Post’s ‘Accusations’
Cathleen Simpson and George Estrada, chair and co-chair respectively of the Charter Revision Commission created by Mayor Bill Finch and the City Council, assert in
Read moreYour Chance To Speak About Charter Revision
The Charter Revision Commission will conduct a public hearing Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace. What’s on your mind? The panel
Read moreMayor Finch’s Olive Branch To The University Of Bridgeport
The University of Bridgeport is an unsung jewel in the city: it employs hundreds, educates thousands with an economic impact in the countless millions. It’s
Read moreMayor Addresses Charter Revision Commission, Says Current Education Model Doesn’t Work
Mayor Bill Finch Tuesday night urged the Charter Revision Commission that he empaneled to modernize the city charter with an emphasis on transforming the Board
Read moreIs Minority Party Representation On The Table For Charter Revision? Mike Garrett Says It Should Be
Update with Mike Garrett comments: The seven-member Charter Revision Commission will look at reshaping the way school board members are chosen, among other items. The
Read moreFinch Names Members To Charter Revision Panel
Mayor Bill Finch has appointed seven Bridgeport residents to serve on a new Charter Revision Commission designed to modernize an antiquated City Charter and examine education
Read moreWhy Public Works Directors Matter
I swear, if Bridgeport elections took place in the spring more incumbents would be blown out. Shoot, Jane Byrne became Chicago’s first female mayor in 1979 riding
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