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Residents urge retaining or expanding Bridgeport council size and strengthening council authority
Summary
At a public hearing, residents urged the commission reviewing charter changes to preserve or expand the city council — several speakers recommended a 30-member model to reduce constituent load and boost neighborhood representation, and a former council president called for clearer charter language and more independent council powers.
At a public hearing in Bridgeport, residents urged the commission reviewing proposed charter changes to retain or expand the size of the city council and to strengthen the council’s institutional authority.
Faith Sweeney of Huntington Turnpike, who provided commissioners with research materials comparing council-size models, recommended a 30-member council as the best way to reduce constituent overload and broaden neighborhood and minority representation. "The people of Bridgeport deserve more and not less," Sweeney said, urging the commission to consider a model of three or more members per district rather than a reduced 15-member hybrid model.
Sweeney said the city — which she described as the state’s largest at…
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