Bridgeport wants public s input on spending COVID relief
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Bridgeport City Hall 45 Lyon Terrace in Bridgeport, Conn.Cathy Zuraw / Cathy Zuraw
BRIDGEPORT Have some ideas how the city should spend its share of the latest round of federal coronavirus relief?
The City Council on Monday formally accepted the $110 million allotted Connecticut’s largest city as part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus rescue package the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden approved earlier this year.
And while members of Bridgeport’s legislative body already have some ideas on what to do with the funds, a public hearing has been scheduled for 6 p.m. June 15, via teleconference to get more proposals.
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Corrie Betts, chairman of the criminal justice committee of the state NAACP, speaks at a press conference in front of the Bridgeport police department about a video that appears to show a police officer holding a gun to someone’s head.Dan Tepfer / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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City councilman Ernest Newton speaks at a news conference at the Morton Government Center, in Bridgeport, Conn. Oct. 20, 2020.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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