A Tale of Four Broken Connecticut Cities

Stephen D. Eide, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, told the Westport Rotary Club today of the downward spiraling economies of four Connecticut cities in his message, “Connecticut’s Broken Cities.”  Eide, a Ridgefield resident who writes on public administration, public finance, political theory and urban policy, said that Waterbury, Bridgeport, New Haven and Hartford are in desperate economic circumstances. He cited Hartford as the city in the worst shape with 34 percent unemployment and that bankruptcy is a potential option. Click HERE for the text of the study published in January by the Manhattan Institute and Yankee Institute. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com