The Ansonia Episode!

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 8:36 p.m.

It\u2019s \u201cThe\xa0ANSONIA\xa0EPISODE\u201d of \u201cNavel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast.\u201d

Mayor David Cassetti joins corporation counsel John Marini and economic development director Sheila O\u2019Malley for a freewheeling conversation on what\u2019s happening in Ansonia.

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4 minutes 40 seconds:\xa0The Cassetti administration announces a vaccination clinic for people over 75 happening Thursday, Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Ansonia Armory on State Street.

7 minutes 16 seconds:\xa0Mayor Cassetti and company talk about the city\u2019s recent bond rating review.

14 minutes:\xa0Mayor Cassetti talks briefly about the upcoming budget season.

14 minutes, 55 seconds:\xa0The crew talks about a recent uptick in crime, including purse snatchings and stolen vehicles.

17 minutes, 32 seconds:\xa0An update on the construction of the new Ansonia Police Department building.

20 minutes, 16 seconds:\xa0An update on a mixed-use development project at three Main Street addresses. The development\xa0might\xa0include a nationally-known eatery.

24 minutes, 43 seconds:\xa0O\u2019Malley talks about why it\u2019s important when state and federal officials tour possible development sites in Ansonia (which happened Monday).

29 minutes:\xa0The latest on a long-simmering plan to possibly put a privately-owned recreation facility on Olson Drive (if the feds agree to remove a deed restriction on the land it owns)

31 minutes, 40 seconds:\xa0The Cassetti administration talks about a plan to change to change the way emergency medical services are provided to residents.