A small increase, but an increase

The issue: Last month, the cash-strapped city of Bridgeport was putting its budget together for the 2014-15 fiscal year that begins July 1. Mayor Bill Finch proposed a budget of $522.9 million, an increase of 1.87 percent, one that the mayor's finance people said would cause average tax increases of $122 per homeowner and roughly $300 for ... (more)



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