Public urged to ask legislators to restore mental health funds
Dr Ulysses E Watson director of the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health center urged the public to contact legislators to restore funds amid proposed budget cuts. He cited the risk to a 22 bed unit and delays in hiring staff, warning of increased pressure on Fairfield Hills State hospital if a second unit is not opened. The center’s advisory board met at 1635 Central Avenue to press action before deadlines.
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Greater Bridgeport
General Assembly
Ulysses E. Watson
Central Avenue
Watson
Bridgeport Hospital
Fairfield Hills State Hospital
Newtown
Cen
Ter
Eugene Murray
Regional Board
Frent
Tal Health Board
Movel
Harbara Bressler
Vice Press
Accord on Names of 11 for City Police Posts
City personnel and police officials agreed on 11 provisional police supervisors for future posts. The Civil Service Commission learned yesterday that Joseph Walsh and union president Thomas Jordan sent letters April 2 confirming the names, to be submitted tonight to the Board of Police Commissioners. The list includes four of the original 18, with several lieutenants and sergeants promoted to provisional ranks, while 13 patrolmen were dropped from provisional sergeant consideration.
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Civil Service Commission
Joseph A. Walsh
Thomas Jordan
Alan Cohen
Jordan
Board of Po- Nce
Walsh
L Anthony Fabrizi
Emil Mete
John Basile
Daniel Izzo
Richard Harrington
Robert Sharnik
Arthur Buchanan
Frank Nerkowski
Anthony Tom
Donald Murray
Joseph Gundett
Thomas Bucci
Supt
More City Hall Space Sought for Personnel Office
The Civil Service commission will seek a meeting with the City Hall committee to obtain extra space for the city personnel office. Alan Osher from City Personnel argues Employment and Training has adjacent space promised six months ago. John Colligan cites the old Central High School renovation and a vacated credit union for space needs. The City Hall committee includes Mayor Mandel, Comptroller Norko, and assistant city clerk Kane.
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Civil Service Commission
City Hall
Inelalfice
Alan Osher
John Colligan
Old Central High School
Colligan
Mandaniel
John Norko
Kath- Teen Kane
Bicyclist Injured in Crash at Railroad and Wordin Avenues
Rafael Gonzalez, 17, of Bidg, reported undetermined injuries after his bicycle collided with a car at Railroad and Wordin avenues at 5:00 PM yesterday. He declined medical help. Driver John Fearing, 60, of 115 William Street, was not arrested.
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Rafael Gonzalez
Bidg
P. T. Barnum Housing Project
Railroad
Wordin
John Fearing
William Street
Board urges restored funding and regional mental health services
The advisory board votes to restore proposed cuts in the funds and to push the legislature’s Appropriations Committee to restore them. Joan Whitney reports on community outreach and preventive services, urging regionalization and expanded services, cooperation with other agencies, and reduced entry into institutions. She praises self help groups and asks Bridgeport area support for transitional group homes.
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Appropriations Committee
Joan Whitney
Fairfield County
Bridgeport
Fairfield Conservation Panel vows legal action over Lindamir TPZ decision
Fairfield Conservation Commission vows to sue the Town Plan and Zoning panel if the Lindamir Lindamir Realty proposal for 160 townhouse apartments off South Pine Creek Road is not reexamined. The panel seeks to insert an environmental report into the TPZ record and press for a reopened hearing, with appeals possible if agreement fails by Friday.
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Town Plan and Zoning Commission
TPZ
Lindamir, Realty
South Pine Creek Road
Town Hall
First
John Sullivan
Conservation Panel
Commission
Lindamir
Stanley Garreil
John’ Fray
Osborn Hill
Garrell
Evelyn Hiller
Pine Creek
Conservation Commission
Pine Creek Area
Conservation Commissioners
First Selectman
Sullivan
John Blank
Blank
Fairfield
Funding Approval Seen to Coordinate Area Elderly and Disabled Transit
The Area Agency on Aging backed about 16000 in funding to the Greater Bridgeport Transit District to run a coordinated elderly and handicapped transportation system in Bridgeport Fairfield and Stratford. A two way radio base station will link municipal vans and buses and a dispatcher will operate service with new senior ID cards and DOT IDs to ride at reduced fares. The plan includes merging existing municipal services, eliminating duplication, and integrating with a future public transit system under state takeover.
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Area Agency On Aging
Greater Bridgeport
Michael Gratt
GBTD
Gratt
Agency On Aging
Bridgeingsport
Fairfield
Stratford
525
Water Street
Transit District
Bridgeport
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Fairfield considers more playground aides for lunch first aid
Fairfield PTA council weighs rewriting aides' duties and hiring more through the federal CETA program to provide lunch hour first aid at elementary schools. Health Director ONeill and Visiting Nurse chief Blanchard met PTA leaders to discuss trained personnel, countering earlier Board of Health denial citing non pressing lunchtime injuries.
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Fairfield Pta Council
Fairfield Board of Health
Leonard T.o'neill
Clare Blanchard
Fairfield Visiting Nurse Association
Deanna Hoffman
PTA Council
Board of Education
Health Board
Board of Health
Robert Nevins
Trony Screens Delivered for Bridgeport Mental Health Center
Emergency ordered security screens were installed for the Alcohol Detoxification unit at Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center. 1635 Central Avenue screens arriving in June. a second psychiaterelated unit slated for budget cuts would be delivered by the legislature.
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Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
Central Avenue
Eugene Murray
advi[Escy Board
Weather and facility updates amid 1977 Bridgeport notices
Partly cloudy today with highs in the 50s and 20 percent precipitation chance. Winds shift NW, easing tonight. Bridgeport area notes cover hospital screen orders for eighth and sixth floor units after a patient death, delays with a contractor for emergency security screens, and schedules for installation by mid June. The piece also lists July temperatures, barometer and humidity readings, and calendar details for May 10 1977.
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Bridgeport
Vicinity
Murray
Department of Cillated and ‘Youth
CCM says inflation tops tax base rise
Hartford based Connecticut Conference of Municipalities urged the state to boost aid, saying property values in most communities fail to keep pace with inflation. The group noted tax base declines in five towns and that increases in 117 towns and cities lagged inflation, warning local property taxes may rise without more state funds.
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CCM
Hartford
Connecticut Conference of Municipalities
General Assembly
Citizens' Union to Discuss New Plan at City Hall
Citizens' Union meets tonight to work out a new citizens participation plan with Office of Development Administration officials. ODA administers the citys multi million dollar block grant and has been directed by the federal agency to submit a new plan. The old plan was judged inadequate.
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Citizens' Union
Office of Development Administration
ODA
Insutucjent
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