Watchdog Group Ramps Up Citizen Participation For City Council Meeting
UPDATE: council agenda. The last time the full City Council met the day after July 4, it was fireworks. Angry residents jammed the council chambers (see video) to vent about their July 1 tax bills. It...
View ArticleBudget-stressed City Seeks Financial Guidance
Mayor Joe Ganim is implementing a suggestion by State Rep. Steve Stafstrom to create a financial task force to serve as an adviser for long-term fiscal stability. CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart has...
View ArticleVideo Features City Financial Challenges
Last Saturday Citizens Working For A Better Bridgeport hosted a forum on Bridgeport’s financial challenges and opportunities at the Bridgeport Public Library. See video above.
View ArticleCommunity Group Praises Ganim Financial Portal
News release: Citizens Working for a Better Bridgeport Action Network commends Mayor Joseph P. Ganim for the launch this week of “Open Budget,” an online portal that allows individuals to access the...
View ArticleAway, But Still In Touch Fiscally
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee could not attend the speaking portion of the City Council meeting Monday night where he is a regular voice. But he does not disappoint, writing to council...
View ArticlePolitical Action Committee Seeks Candidates For City Council, School Board
The political action committee Better Bridgeport, formerly known as Citizens Working For a Better Bridgeport, chaired by Jeanine Oburchay is inviting all potential candidates for City Council and Board...
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