Dawn Norton, interim finance director for Bridgeport, has been appointed chief financial officer for the Town of New Canaan. April 27 is scheduled to be
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To Tell The Truth: When Is A City Budget Balanced?
John Marshall Lee, who organized a city watchdog group to sit through City Council budget meetings, files this essay on the heels of the non-partisan
Read moreGomes: City Budget “A Mixture Of Deception”
From Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes: Gomes Statement on Budget for the City Budget 2011-2012 One of the dirtier tricks played so far by the
Read moreWhat About Budget BOB?
Can you imagine, residents actually attending information sessions of the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee? Yes, it’s like having nose pressed against the window
Read moreThe City Needs Dough, Council Approves Borrowing
The city is running out of money as it approaches the final quarter of the budget year that ends June 30. The Bridgeport City Council
Read moreThe Governor’s Visit And The Mayor’s Mantra: Sherwood, Sure Would Be Nice …
Governor Dannel Malloy visited the city today (Monday) for a Bridgeport Regional Business Council noon event at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn, one in a series of discussions the
Read moreSprinkle, Sprinkle City Budget
Fairy dust. Artificial numbers. Sleight of hand. Phony declarations. Dubious accounting. Ah, it’s a mayoral election year, and the first order of hocus pocus is
Read moreNavigating Sherwood’s Forest
What’s the morale in City Hall? It’s difficult for city officials to lift spirits among city employees when there’s a multi-million budget hole to close nearly
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