Bridgeport residents urged to participate in poll
on how to spend $110 million in federal funding
Bridgeport officials are asking for public input on
how to spend the largest federal payment in Bridgeport history.
The $110 million investment could benefit
people left homeless by fires and other emergencies. Alex Munoz and his parents
say they’ve been living out of their car since a fire last week on Olive
Street.
Munoz and his family weren’t the only people
affected – there are seven other families involved. To make matters worse, some
people became
victims of a burglary when
someone broke into the building and stole valuables that the fire hadn’t
destroyed.
Munoz and his family are urging everyone to
participate in the poll because the $110 million will be allocated based on
public input.
“We have to allot a certain amount of money to be able to help those
individuals, and it's a blessing
that we've got this money because we will be utilizing that under our social
services department, so people need to understand -- be patient," City
Council Member Jeanette Herron says. "We are working
diligently to help the homeless population here as well.”
For further information
on the poll, visit
the city’s website. A fund has also been established to
assist the families in need – it can be found
here under June 3.