Hat City Pod - New Name, New Year...We're Back!

02/21/22 • 57 min

Welcome to the new season of Hat City Pod, formerly Coffee With Your Councilmen. Roberto, Frank, Joe, and Farley discuss the pod name change, the 2021 election results, what’s happening in Danbury and on the City Council including the situation with the “Danbury Career Academy,” and what’s to come!

Previous Episode

Danbury Volunteer Tax Abatement and have we talked about Education Funding?

In this episode we discuss the happenings of the March City Council meeting with a focus on the Volunteer Tax Abatement proposal and the city’s budget cycle that is just around the corner. A deep dive into what our education funding request looks like at the moment and what we can expect. We also touch on other happenings such as Councilman Alves’ dynamic campaign for Mayor and the joining of forces in the 4th Ward. Tune in for much more Danbury talk.

Next Episode

New Career Academy Deal Saves the City, Political Games and New Dem. Leadership.

After failed negotiations between the City and owners of the planned Danbury Career Academy location, an unexpected owner of another property saves the day. We’ll discuss an item from the March City Council agenda and then hear about the Danbury Democratic Town Committee approach to the 2022 elections and beyond after its unified election of a new Chair.