#Bridgeport Connecticut–On Tuesday at the city council meeting where hundreds gathered to protest a 21% mill rate increase.  Mayor Joe Ganim remained silent while the citizens from around town made their case.  On Wednesday I spoke with the mayor for his thoughts on the meeting.  He said he was glad the so many turned out to speak and wishes more people would come out and voice their opinions at future meetings.  The mayor insisted that it is the state mandated a property reevaluation that he says his fellow Democratic predecessor “kicked down the road” for eight years.   Mayor Ganim said he was in “favor of reducing the tax burden of the citizens of the city”.  The mayor says “there were hundreds of residences there calling for different things; some motivated certainly by misinformation and emotion”.  I told him that a lot of people remember his “Stop Raising Taxes” political signs and that many feel betrayed.  He said “we did and continue to do everything  we can to reduce the tax burden of Bridgeport residents.  The mayor said they couldn’t ignore the reevaluation and that many residence had a tax decrease.