This episode gives an overview of a proposed 215-unit apartment complex on Factory Street in Derby.
Then I react to the reactions to the story on Facebook.
The following is audio clips from the Thursday, Nov. 14 meeting of the Derby Board of Aldermen/Alderwomen.
In the first clip, the board reviews a report submitted by Sal Coppola, who resigned as finance director hours before the meeting.
Alderman Donofrio asks a question about the report, which Alderman Charles Sampson answers.
The second clip is the board talking about appointing Keith McLiverty, the city treasurer, to take Coppola's place as finance director.
Owney Malerba and Andrew Baklik give listeners the insider's view of the Derby mayor's race, which saw incumbent Republican Mayor Rich Dziekan re-elected by less than 40 votes.
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Conventional wisdom in Derby says voters usually give mayors two terms in office. So why was this race so close, especially given the experience level of Dziekan's Democratic challenger, Brian Coppolo?
Was it the tax increase? The convoluted financial problems? Last-minute Democratic "newspapers?"
Plus -- how is City Hall going to handle the exit of City Treasurer Keith McLiverty, a public servant who was much more than treasurer, but an institution who has been deeply involved with every major Derby project or initiative going back more than 20 years?
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We're not done with local elections just yet!
Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller and Seymour Democratic Party leader Stephan Behuniak react to the referendum results in Seymour, where voters rejected borrowing $15 million for a new recreation center.
Miller talks about what's next for the project. Then Behuniak gives a frank summary of his local Democratic Party, and what it's like to be a Democrat in a town that heavily favors Republicans.
The pair then share their unique views on the mayoral race results in Derby, where Mayor Rich Dziekan was re-elected to a second term by a slim margin.
Finally, the two share their thoughts on the heated, sometimes messy mayoral race in Ansonia.