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Bridgeport approves purchase of Front and Mill Street vacant lot for $150,000
Summary
Council authorized resolution 2025-10 to buy a vacant lot at Front and Mill Street for $150,000 to support potential beautification and riverfront approach improvements.
Bridgeport Borough Council on May 13 approved Resolution 2025-10 to acquire a vacant property at the corner of Front and Mill Street for $150,000.
Council members said the site could be used for a future beautification project to improve the gateway and approach to the borough’s riverfront development corridor. Borough officials noted the parcel's local significance; one council member observed the site’s prior informal use by the fire department to dry gear before the department acquired an industrial dryer.
The motion to authorize the purchase was moved by Mr. Schenck and seconded by Ms. Hauck; the motion carried by voice vote. Council did not attach a specific capital project appropriation to the purchase at the May 13 meeting but framed it as an acquisition to preserve options for future public improvements on the riverfront approach.
Staff will proceed with the acquisition steps required by the resolution; council expects to discuss subsequent beautification or development concepts at a later meeting.
