In 2014, Derby voters approved spending $31.2 million to repair and upgrade the city’s sewer system. The work includes replacing pipes, and replacing three new pump stations.
On today's "Navel Gazing" podcast, Jack Walsh gives an update on the massive undertaking -- which Derby residents/sewer users will start paying for later this year.
Walsh is the chairman of the Derby Water Pollution Control Authority, a citizen oversight group.
The work on two of the three pump stations is done. It cost about $1.8 million, which was within budget.
The design of the third pump station, on Roosevelt Drive near Cemetery Avenue, is currently under review by environmental officials.
Repairs and upgrades to the ailing main sewer plant on Caroline Street are on hold, pending a state-funded study underway to see if some of the sewer plants in the region can be consolidated.
This is a "Navel Gazing" episode you may want to archive and pull out later this year when you receive your sewer bill in the mail.
That's because the average single-family house will see an extra cost of about $250 as Derby begins to pay for the work.
That $250 is in addition to the annual bill, which can run in the neighborhood of $400 per year for single-family houses.
Don't say we didn't warn you!
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Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan makes his first appearance on The Valley Indy's weekly talk show since being elected in November.
He is joined by his chief of staff, Andrew Baklik.
Dziekan and Baklik answer questions from a few Valley Indy readers and react to some recent comments posted on ValleyIndy.org by readers.
The mayor talks about a plan afoot to be a "guest bartender" as a way to raise money for Team Inc., and The Valley Indy asks Baklik and Dziekan about new people and salaries within Derby City Hall.
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In the latest "Navel Gazing" podcast, Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller and Seymour Board of Education Chairwoman Jennifer Magri talk about recent layoffs with the town's school system.
The episode is sponsored by ValleyGivesBack.org, an initiative of The Valley Community Foundation.
The episode was recorded Jan. 10, 2018 and streamed as a live video on The Valley Indy's Facebook page.
Valley Indy/dad Eugene Driscoll reacts to the recent Logan Paul controversy.
Driscoll is a terrible dad, allowing his 7-year-old son to watch Logan's videos.
Live and learn.
Then Derby CT's David Lenart -- of 2 Dudes Talking Disney podcast fame -- comes on to talk, you guessed it, THE LAST JEDI.
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