Christopher Rosario

A portion of the district I represent (Bridgeport’s 128), has been nominated by the governor as one of 72 opportunity zones – a new federal program available to qualified census tracts and that’s good news. But I am also advocating to have the Hollow area added to the nominations list.

I am grateful to Governor Malloy as well as everyone involved in the application process, for including parts of the district I represent as one of the opportunity zones nominated for this program. The plan to infuse incentives for attracting investors in our city is encouraging and I am optimistic that this designation will facilitate this effort. On the other hand, I am also requesting the Hollow Community, which is probably the neediest census tract in the state, to be considered for this nomination as well. Bridgeport is thriving and I will continue working persistently to keep it on the radar as we push towards our revitalization efforts.