Pavia Will Not Seek Re-election

Pavia will not seek re-election Pavia, who could not be reached for comment Thursday afternoon, did not provide a reason for his decision to step down at the end of his first term, saying only in a statement, The time has come for me to return to my life as (a) businessman and private citizen. Pavia listed low tax increases, brisk development and the city's response to several powerful storms as his administration's significant accomplishments. The mayor will leave office estranged from the Republican party that elected him to office in an overwhelmingly Democratic city. Pavia's disagreements with other Republicans began shortly after he took office and started feuding with former Board of Finance Chairman Joe Tarzia, who resigned in 2011, claiming he had been forced out by a conspiracy orchestrated by the mayor. [...] I hate to see him go. The contentious issue of whether the Westport hedge fund Bridgewater Associates will be allowed to build a headquarters on the site of a former boatyard is still being hotly debated.

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