In her role as Bridgeport City Clerk for the last three years, Andrea Kerr often finds herself inundated with phone calls and messages through other means whenever an issue of interest is being discussed. Nothing, however, has matched the barrage of calls, emails, and visits to her office she’s received in the last three weeks.

 

“As far as the amount of inquiries that has come through my office, the calls during the last few weeks is by far the most I’ve ever received on anything city related,” said Kerr. “It’s not only people from the city; it is people from outside the city. This is bigger than anything I ever anticipated.”

 

So what is it that has Bridgeport and others in an inquiry-making frenzy? The situation that has everyone in what could be described as a positive uproar is the City of Bridgeport’s first-ever community yard sale. The uproar has a list of participants nearing the triple digit plateau and that doesn’t include many who likely won’t contact the city.

 

On August 1, the city will likely see a plethora of individuals from inside the municipal borders and beyond hitting what is now more than 75 homes that have signed up. The city’s event is set to run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., but those selling can start as early and sell as late as they would like.

 

Kerr announced the first-ever event less than a month ago on Connect-Bridgeport and followed that up with information submitted via press releases. The results have been unlike anything she ever expected.

 

“I had no idea it would be this big; not even remotely this big as far as the amount of attention it’s drawn,” said Kerr. “People are calling not only to get on the list, but people are calling about how to get a list or a map of the houses involved or just making general inquiries.”

 

Kerr suggested the idea after getting calls each year once the weather broke from individuals inquiring when Bridgeport was having its annual yard sale. She said she was never overwhelmed with calls, but figured there was enough consistency that maybe it would draw interest – and it’s done that in spades.

 

“Not in a million years would I have told you three weeks after announcing it that there would be more than 75 homes on the list,” said Kerr. “We hope it will be successful, but you just don’t know. I do know that we’re going to do it next year, plan it earlier and I already have a few ideas that I think will make it bigger and better.”

 

Right now, individuals can pick up maps of those that contacted the city prior to noon Monday about participating in the first-ever event. The maps can be acquired at the Bridgeport Municipal Complex today from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Benedum Civic Center during regular hours of operation, and the Bridgeport Public Library from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

 

For those that want to print out their own map, they can visit the link below. Along with being able to print a map out showing all those that contacted the city by noon this past Monday, there is a link that includes all addresses – including those that contacted the city after the noon deadline Monday. There is also a link for Google Map. Click HERE for that.

 

Some individuals have also opted to include information on items included in their yard sales on Connect-Bridgeport. Click HERE to visit the Connect listing of individuals that have submitted. Individuals can still submit to that page.

 

Here is a list of those involved as of Thursday evening.

 

•       113 W. Olive Street

•       114 Kelly Drive

•       119 Willis Avenue

•       12 Point of View

•       120 Frum Road

•       122 Davisson Street

•       126 Vista Drive

•       13 Woodbrook Lane

•       1519 Briarwood Road

•       17 Crestview Terrace

•       20 Glenview Drive

•       207 Ridgeway Drive

•       208 Sherwood Road

•       214 Grand Ave

•       216 Lawman Ave.

•       22 Conifer Drive

•       223 Gordon Street

•       233 Layman Avenue

•       259 W. Philadelphia Ave

•       266 Ridgeway Drive

•       275 Ridgeway Drive

•       306 Brookview

•       306 Pearcy Avenue

•       307 Lawman Avenue

•       325 Brookview Drive

•       325 Ridgeway Drive

•       328 Bartlett Avenue

•       329 W. Philadelphia Ave

•       36 Millbrook Road

•       37 Millbrook Road

•       404 Orchard Ave

•       422 Stout Street

•       44 Garden Circle

•       47 Overlook Drive

•       51 Overlook Drive

•       52 Overlook Drive

•       544 Ritter Street

•       570 Glenn Avenue

•       580 Cole Ave.

•       614 Worthington Drive

•       67 Garden Circle

•       7 Crestview Terrace

•       713 Brightridge

•       726 Willis Avenue

•       732 Stout Street

•       75 Garden Circle

•       8 Lee Ann Lane

•       918 Sunset Drive

•       922 Lawman Ave.

•       506 Orchard Street

•       42 Cedar Lane

•       222 Westwood Ave

•       613 Willis Ave.

•       610 Stout Street

•       6 Wayside Lane

•       10 Wayside Lane

•       12 Wayside Lane

•       122 Jefferson Street

•       525 Glenn Ave.

•       141 Layman Ave.

•       515 Lawman Ave.

•       474 Barnett's Run Road

•       753 Long Street

•       106 E. Main Street

•       (Embellishments Too)

•       425 Willis Avenue

•       130 Driftwood Road

•       223 Gordon Street

•       219 Gordon Street

•       206 Mesa Drive

•       822 Maple Street

•       114 Sherwood Road

•       608 Deerfield Drive

•       203 Ridgeway Drive

•       783 W. Shannon Road

•       21 Meadow Lane

•       316 Worthington Drive

•       155 Driftwood Rd

•       226 Ridgeway Drive

• 896 Lodgeville Road

Editor's Note: Top photo shows recent yard sale signs in Bridgeport, while the bottom picture is of City Clerk Andrea Kerr preparing the map that is available at city locations listed above as well as printable online.