Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label planning. Show all posts
Friday, May 22, 2026
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Public forum to focus on impact of climate change on Ansonia
This is shared from the City of Ansonia Facebook page.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Derby Public Library to host 'Retirement by Design' presentation via Zoom
DERBY - How Do You Want to Retire? Take control now.
Join Maria Xavier, Financial Advisor, Edward Jones, for Derby Public Library's presentation Retirement by Design at 6 p.m. July 21.
We'll discuss how you can translate your retirement vision into tangible retirement goals. Whether you are 10 or 40 years from retirement, you'll learn investment strategies you can use now to help you design the retirement you want tomorrow.
Register https://bit.ly/3qotGZE for Zoom link and password before 4:30 p.m. the day before the event.
This is shared from Derby Public Library's Facebook page.
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Derby Public Library to sponsor college planning program via Zoom
You will learn how the Expected Family Contribution is calculated, which assets are counted and which are ignored, and how to increase your chances for Financial Aid.
Divorced parents and grandparents will learn the best way to structure savings for potential graduates.
This program is presented by Rebecca Miller and the Financial Awareness Foundation – a non-profit dedicated to the advancement of financial literacy.
Register here https://bit.ly/2IURxP0 or by 4:30 p.m. on the day of the program to receive the Zoom link and password.
YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR LIBRARY BARCODE NUMBER TO BE APPROVED.
If you do not have a library card, email dplreference@biblio.org.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Griffin Hospital in Derby to host advance care planning talk
DERBY - Griffin Hospital will offer a free talk on how to plan for future health care and medical decisions at 6:30 p.m. April 17.
Griffin Hospital Advance Care Planning Coordinator Lynn Aiksnoras will present “Advance Care Planning: Honoring Health Care Choices,” an open discussion on the three stages of Advance Care Planning in which individuals discuss and decide their future health care wishes if they are unable to speak for themselves.
“As adults, we make many choices throughout life. Most often, the best choices are made as a result of good planning, such as career, financial, retirement, and estate planning,” Aiksnoras said.
“So, why is it that so few people have a plan for making healthcare and end-of-life decisions?”
ACP is a process of understanding, reflecting on and discussing individual goals, beliefs, and values in order to determine a person’s overall wishes, should a time come when he or she cannot make them for him or herself.
ACP ensures patients’ health care wishes are respected by loved ones and health care providers.
This process also gives comfort and reassurance to health care representatives, enabling them to clearly understand patients’ end-of-life preferences.
Healthy U Talks
This talk is part of Griffin Hospital's Healthy U Talks, a series of free wellness talks featuring Griffin Hospital medical experts and community partners providing trusted health information and answers to questions on a wide range of topics.
To reserve a spot or for more information, call 203-732-1511 or visit griffinhealth.org/events.
The hospital is at 130 Division St.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Derby business owners, residents invited to charrette at City Hall
Sharing message from Derby Town/City Clerk Marc Garofalo:
Dear Derby Leaders and Stakeholders,
The Derby business community, residents, and other interested stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide input to a major transportation planning study being conducted by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.
A design workshop, known as a charrette, will be held in Derby City Hall Thursday.
The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and focus on the transit hub in and around the Derby-Shelton rail station.
The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and focus on the transit hub in and around the Derby-Shelton rail station.
The study is designed to ensure certain future transportation projects best meet the needs of businesses, the local workforce and all residents.
It is assessing alternative transit modes within the Route 8/Waterbury branch rail line corridors and developing transit-supportive land use plans.
The study team incorporated information and data on the existing conditions within the corridor into an initial round of charrette presentations in November and December 2017. The follow-up charrettes will give stakeholders, local officials, and residents the opportunity to provide feedback on preliminary study recommendations.
The Study Team will be presenting preliminary “model” concepts based on the input from the first round of Charrettes.
Public input provided at these events will be integrated into study recommendations that will be provided to the state Department of Transportation, with a goal of incorporating improvements in the corridor into the department’s capital plan.
They will also be provided to area municipalities and the region’s state legislative delegation. Working toward developing a strategy and plan for implementing preferred options, the study is scheduled to be completed in late 2018.
They will also be provided to area municipalities and the region’s state legislative delegation. Working toward developing a strategy and plan for implementing preferred options, the study is scheduled to be completed in late 2018.
Interested persons can also contact the study team through the “Contact Us” page which lists several ways the public can contact the Team to offer comment or ask questions.
An email address has also been established to contact the Team: rt8corridorstudy@nvcog.org.
An email address has also been established to contact the Team: rt8corridorstudy@nvcog.org.
Derby residents who cannot attend any of the presentations are encouraged to provide study input via a brief online visual preference survey, which can be found here:
Friday, March 2, 2018
Design workshop at Derby City Hall to focus on city's transit hub
DERBY - The city's business community, residents, and interested stakeholders will have an opportunity to provide input to a major transportation planning study conducted by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments.
A design workshop, known as a charrette, will be held March 15 in Derby City Hall.
The event will be held from 6-8 p.m. and focus on the transit hub in and around the Derby-Shelton rail station.
The study is designed to ensure certain future transportation projects best meet the needs of businesses, the local workforce, and all residents. It is assessing alternative transit modes within the Route 8 / Waterbury branch rail line corridors and developing transit-supportive land use plans.
The study team incorporated information and data on the existing conditions within the corridor into an initial round of charrette presentations in November and December 2017. The follow up charrettes will give stakeholders, local officials and residents the opportunity to provide feedback on preliminary study recommendations.
The team will be presenting preliminary “model” concepts based on the input from the first round of charrettes.
Public input provided at these events will be integrated into study recommendations that will be provided to the state Department of Transportation, with a goal of incorporating improvements in the corridor into the department’s capital plan. They will also be provided to area municipalities and the region’s state legislative delegation. Working toward developing a strategy and plan for implementing preferred options, the study is scheduled to be completed in late 2018.
Interested persons can also contact the study team through the “Contact Us” page which lists several ways the public can contact the Team to offer comment or ask questions.
An email address has also been established to contact the team: rt8corridorstudy@nvcog.org
Also, Derby residents who cannot attend any of the presentations are encouraged to provide study input via a brief online visual preference survey, which can be found here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
This is a press release from Derby City Hall.
Friday, April 7, 2017
Griffin Hospital in Derby to promote awareness of health care planning
This year’s theme is “It’s always too early, until it’s too late.”
Advance care planning is a process of understanding, reflecting, and discussing individual goals and values to determine one’s overall wishes should a time come when one cannot make one’s own medical decisions and is unlikely to recover from an injury or illness. ACP is the best way to make sure your health care wishes are respected by your loved ones and health providers.
“As adults, we make many choices throughout life,” said Diane Betkoski, MS, RD, director of Planetree Programs and Services at Griffin Hospital.
“Most often the best choices are made as a result of good planning, such as career planning, financial planning, retirement planning, estate planning, and especially health care or end of life planning. Advance care planning gives comfort and reassurance to one’s health care representative knowing that he or she clearly understands one’s end-of-life preferences.”
For additional information or to schedule a free appointment contact Community Outreach & Parish Nursing at 203-732-1255 or ACP@griffinhealth.org, or visit griffinhealth.org/acp.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Public invited to charrette in Derby next week
DERBY - Mayor Anita Dugatto is inviting residents to the Charrette, the culminating
public event of Downtown Now! Derby’s Blueprint for Progress.
The Charrette, an intensive and interactive multi-day design workshop, will be held at The Ballroom at 33 Elizabeth St. and will be led by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) – world leaders in traditional urban design.
The five-day event will start on Monday and run through Nov. 18. During this time, the public will have several opportunities, through scheduled drop-in times and formal presentations, to weigh-in and help define the redevelopment plan for the south side of downtown Main Street.
“At the Charrette, members of the DPZ team will put pen to paper, giving shape to the ideas that have been collected from the community leading up to this point,” Dugatto said. “Members of the design team will take inspiration from the vision shared by citizens at the two preceding public workshops and will anchor that vision in reality.”
To facilitate the work of the DPZ team, The Ballroom will be transformed into an architect and urban designer studio.
“The Charrette is an intensive and highly visual event. We will be starting with blank sheets of paper and will fill them in with drawings and ideas as the week progresses,” said Marina Khoury, DPZ team leader. “Input by the public at this creative stage in the design process is very important to the future of the redevelopment site, downtown Derby, and the city as a whole.”
On Tuesday, community members are invited to attend a public meeting where a preview of the preliminary design ideas will be presented. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom.
The Charrette, an intensive and interactive multi-day design workshop, will be held at The Ballroom at 33 Elizabeth St. and will be led by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company (DPZ) – world leaders in traditional urban design.
The five-day event will start on Monday and run through Nov. 18. During this time, the public will have several opportunities, through scheduled drop-in times and formal presentations, to weigh-in and help define the redevelopment plan for the south side of downtown Main Street.
“At the Charrette, members of the DPZ team will put pen to paper, giving shape to the ideas that have been collected from the community leading up to this point,” Dugatto said. “Members of the design team will take inspiration from the vision shared by citizens at the two preceding public workshops and will anchor that vision in reality.”
To facilitate the work of the DPZ team, The Ballroom will be transformed into an architect and urban designer studio.
“The Charrette is an intensive and highly visual event. We will be starting with blank sheets of paper and will fill them in with drawings and ideas as the week progresses,” said Marina Khoury, DPZ team leader. “Input by the public at this creative stage in the design process is very important to the future of the redevelopment site, downtown Derby, and the city as a whole.”
On Tuesday, community members are invited to attend a public meeting where a preview of the preliminary design ideas will be presented. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom.
As planners and designers develop design alternatives, the public is encouraged to drop in
and comment on what the DPZ team is doing.
Citizens will be able to interact with the team by viewing their progress, offering feedback, and asking questions.
Drop-in sessions are as follows: Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday’s hours are abbreviated to allow the DPZ team time to complete the design and prepare for the presentation of the preferred design alternatives.
Preferred design alternatives will be presented at a public meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
The City of Derby has appointed a citizen Advisory Committee to guide the development of the plan. Advisory Committee members include: Shane Mangado, Jack Walsh, Christian Meagher, Jim Gildea, Christina DiMartino, Natasha Kelly, Virginia Russo, Willetta Capelle, Beth Colette, and Sarah Widomski.
With offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., DPZ Partners is one of the country’s preeminent urban design and planning firms, having designed over 400 new and existing communities in the U.S. and abroad.
For Downtown Now! DPZ Partners has joined forces with CDM Smith who will provide infrastructure and environmental engineering support; The Williams Group who will conduct market analysis to determine what the market can support, develop, and finance; Urban 3 who will analyze the tax revenue implication of proposed alternatives; Gianni Longo and Associates who will lead public engagement; New Haven-based Robert Orr Associates who will focus on the unique character of Derby’s urbanism and architecture; and Good Earth Advisors (GEA), also based in Connecticut, who will assist with community outreach and act as a local liaison.
Citizens will be able to interact with the team by viewing their progress, offering feedback, and asking questions.
Drop-in sessions are as follows: Tuesday and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday’s hours are abbreviated to allow the DPZ team time to complete the design and prepare for the presentation of the preferred design alternatives.
Preferred design alternatives will be presented at a public meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at The Ballroom. Everyone is encouraged to attend.
The City of Derby has appointed a citizen Advisory Committee to guide the development of the plan. Advisory Committee members include: Shane Mangado, Jack Walsh, Christian Meagher, Jim Gildea, Christina DiMartino, Natasha Kelly, Virginia Russo, Willetta Capelle, Beth Colette, and Sarah Widomski.
With offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., DPZ Partners is one of the country’s preeminent urban design and planning firms, having designed over 400 new and existing communities in the U.S. and abroad.
For Downtown Now! DPZ Partners has joined forces with CDM Smith who will provide infrastructure and environmental engineering support; The Williams Group who will conduct market analysis to determine what the market can support, develop, and finance; Urban 3 who will analyze the tax revenue implication of proposed alternatives; Gianni Longo and Associates who will lead public engagement; New Haven-based Robert Orr Associates who will focus on the unique character of Derby’s urbanism and architecture; and Good Earth Advisors (GEA), also based in Connecticut, who will assist with community outreach and act as a local liaison.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
2nd Downtown Now! workshop slated Wednesday in Derby
DERBY - The City of Derby is inviting residents to the second public workshop of Downtown Now!
Derby’s Blueprint for Progress.
The workshop, Community Choices, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Ballroom, 33 Elizabeth St.
The Community Choices Workshop follows the successful Community Voices Workshop held Sept. 22.
More than 100 residents, business owners, and other stakeholders attended the September event to voice their opinions about downtown Derby as it exists now and how they would like to see it in the future.
“Community Choices is a critical meeting,” said Mayor Anita Dugatto. “It’s where we begin the process of reconciling the ideas we collected at the Community Voices Workshop with the realities of the redevelopment site.”
The redevelopment site encompasses nearly 14 acres of publically and privately held land on the south side of Main Street in downtown Derby.
The community’s ideas will be measured against land use, economic, and infrastructure conditions with the help of the consulting firm DPZ Partners and its project team.
DPZ Partners was selected to lead Downtown Now! through a Request for Proposal process. The project is fully funded by a grant from Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
“The activities that will be conducted at the Community Choices Workshop will enable us to to create an implementable development plan that is in sync with the vision of Derby’s residents,” Dugatto said.
The workshop will consist of several segments.
The workshop, Community Choices, will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at The Ballroom, 33 Elizabeth St.
The Community Choices Workshop follows the successful Community Voices Workshop held Sept. 22.
More than 100 residents, business owners, and other stakeholders attended the September event to voice their opinions about downtown Derby as it exists now and how they would like to see it in the future.
“Community Choices is a critical meeting,” said Mayor Anita Dugatto. “It’s where we begin the process of reconciling the ideas we collected at the Community Voices Workshop with the realities of the redevelopment site.”
The redevelopment site encompasses nearly 14 acres of publically and privately held land on the south side of Main Street in downtown Derby.
The community’s ideas will be measured against land use, economic, and infrastructure conditions with the help of the consulting firm DPZ Partners and its project team.
DPZ Partners was selected to lead Downtown Now! through a Request for Proposal process. The project is fully funded by a grant from Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development.
“The activities that will be conducted at the Community Choices Workshop will enable us to to create an implementable development plan that is in sync with the vision of Derby’s residents,” Dugatto said.
The workshop will consist of several segments.
It will start with a summary of the ideas collected at the Community Voices Workshop.
At the September workshop, participants mapped places downtown they liked and disliked; then they brainstormed on different development opportunities that could improve downtown and ultimately the entire city.
3 presentations
The Community Choices Workshop will then continue with three presentations by the DPZ team:
1.) challenges posed by the redevelopment site;
2.) demographic and economic forces at play; and
3.) infrastructure conditions.
“One of the most important tasks we have is to help Derby residents refine their vision so that it is implementable,” said Marina Khoury, DPZ’s team leader. “To do this, we will ask participants to address any discrepancies between their vision and the realities. From there, we will have them establish preferences and set priorities.”
Each of the presentations will be followed by a question and answer session that will use electronic keypads to record responses. The electronic keypads provide instant feedback - the results of each question will be projected on to a screen within seconds.
“By the end of the evening, we will have a good idea of where we are going from here. That will set the stage for the next step of the process: design,” Khoury said.
Following the Community Choices Workshop, public engagement for Downtown Now! will continue with the Derby Charrette. The charrette is an intensive design activity involving all members of the DPZ team.
As planners design and develop alternatives, the public will have several opportunities, through drop-in sessions and formal presentations, to weigh-in and help shape the redevelopment plan.
The City of of Derby has appointed a citizen Advisory Committee to guide the development of the plan. Advisory Committee members include: Shane Mangado, Jack Walsh, Christian Meagher, Jim Gildea, Christina DiMartino, Natasha Kelly, Virginia Russo, Willetta Capelle, Beth Colette, and Sarah Widomski.
With offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., DPZ Partners is one of the country’s preeminent urban design and planning firms, having designed over 400 new and existing communities in the U.S. and abroad.
For Downtown Now! DPZ Partners has joined forces with CDM Smith who will provide infrastructure and environmental engineering support; The Williams Group who will conduct market analysis to determine what the market can support, develop, and finance; Urban 3 who will analyze the tax revenue implication of proposed alternatives; Gianni Longo and Associates who will lead public engagement; New Haven-based Robert Orr Associates who will focus on the unique character of Derby’s urbanism and architecture; and Good Earth Advisors (GEA), also based in Connecticut, who will assist with community outreach and act as a local liaison.
This is a press release from Mayor Dugatto's office.
At the September workshop, participants mapped places downtown they liked and disliked; then they brainstormed on different development opportunities that could improve downtown and ultimately the entire city.
3 presentations
The Community Choices Workshop will then continue with three presentations by the DPZ team:
1.) challenges posed by the redevelopment site;
2.) demographic and economic forces at play; and
3.) infrastructure conditions.
“One of the most important tasks we have is to help Derby residents refine their vision so that it is implementable,” said Marina Khoury, DPZ’s team leader. “To do this, we will ask participants to address any discrepancies between their vision and the realities. From there, we will have them establish preferences and set priorities.”
Each of the presentations will be followed by a question and answer session that will use electronic keypads to record responses. The electronic keypads provide instant feedback - the results of each question will be projected on to a screen within seconds.
“By the end of the evening, we will have a good idea of where we are going from here. That will set the stage for the next step of the process: design,” Khoury said.
Following the Community Choices Workshop, public engagement for Downtown Now! will continue with the Derby Charrette. The charrette is an intensive design activity involving all members of the DPZ team.
As planners design and develop alternatives, the public will have several opportunities, through drop-in sessions and formal presentations, to weigh-in and help shape the redevelopment plan.
The City of of Derby has appointed a citizen Advisory Committee to guide the development of the plan. Advisory Committee members include: Shane Mangado, Jack Walsh, Christian Meagher, Jim Gildea, Christina DiMartino, Natasha Kelly, Virginia Russo, Willetta Capelle, Beth Colette, and Sarah Widomski.
With offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., DPZ Partners is one of the country’s preeminent urban design and planning firms, having designed over 400 new and existing communities in the U.S. and abroad.
For Downtown Now! DPZ Partners has joined forces with CDM Smith who will provide infrastructure and environmental engineering support; The Williams Group who will conduct market analysis to determine what the market can support, develop, and finance; Urban 3 who will analyze the tax revenue implication of proposed alternatives; Gianni Longo and Associates who will lead public engagement; New Haven-based Robert Orr Associates who will focus on the unique character of Derby’s urbanism and architecture; and Good Earth Advisors (GEA), also based in Connecticut, who will assist with community outreach and act as a local liaison.
This is a press release from Mayor Dugatto's office.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Valley Community Foundation launches community index
Stay tuned for more about the data contained in the community index in a future Valley Voice newsletter.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Community offers ideas for future of downtown Derby
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Derby strengthens economic development team
Dugatto appoints former Hamden official as Chief of Staff
DERBY – Mayor Anita Dugatto favors a multi-faceted team approach to economic development.
Business retention and recruitment, strategic grant applications, and well-planned infrastructure investments are critical to advancing the well-being of the Derby community in a fiscally responsible manner.
However, responsive city services, attractive community amenities, a strong public transportation system, and long-term planning are also key components of a successful economic development program.
“These components allow us to market Derby as an attractive place in which to live, work and invest,”
Dugatto said.
Dugatto believes successful economic development arises through a collaborative process between city departments, boards and commissions, and outside agencies including the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Connecticut’s Department of Community and Economic Development.
Derby citizens are part of this collaborative process as well.
“As I see it, Derby needs an economic development team, rather a single person, to adequately address all of the important components of a comprehensive economic development program. It doesn’t make sense to assign responsibility for the advancement of our community to just one person,” Dugatto said.
Derby’s economic development team was recently strengthened by Dugatto with the appointment of Leslie Creane to the position of Chief of Staff.
Though titled Chief of Staff by city ordinance, the position’s description aligns it with the role of a community and economic developer.
Creane has extensive experience in municipal community development, most recently serving as Town Planner for the Town of Hamden for the past 10 years. She has served on anti-blight enforcement, civic improvement, and neighborhood revitalization task forces.
Creane was also a liaison to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on the largest environmental remediation project in Connecticut state history. Her professional experience includes writing successful grant proposals.
“I’m excited about being part of a team that is passionate about advancing opportunities that exist in the community. That’s what attracted me to Derby,” Creane said.
Dugatto said it took her longer than she had hoped to fill the position.
“I was determined find the right person for the job,” Dugatto said. “I believe Ms. Creane’s extensive skills and municipal experience will complement our economic development team very well.”
DERBY – Mayor Anita Dugatto favors a multi-faceted team approach to economic development.
Business retention and recruitment, strategic grant applications, and well-planned infrastructure investments are critical to advancing the well-being of the Derby community in a fiscally responsible manner.
However, responsive city services, attractive community amenities, a strong public transportation system, and long-term planning are also key components of a successful economic development program.
“These components allow us to market Derby as an attractive place in which to live, work and invest,”
Dugatto said.
Dugatto believes successful economic development arises through a collaborative process between city departments, boards and commissions, and outside agencies including the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Connecticut’s Department of Community and Economic Development.
Derby citizens are part of this collaborative process as well.
“As I see it, Derby needs an economic development team, rather a single person, to adequately address all of the important components of a comprehensive economic development program. It doesn’t make sense to assign responsibility for the advancement of our community to just one person,” Dugatto said.
Derby’s economic development team was recently strengthened by Dugatto with the appointment of Leslie Creane to the position of Chief of Staff.
Though titled Chief of Staff by city ordinance, the position’s description aligns it with the role of a community and economic developer.
Creane has extensive experience in municipal community development, most recently serving as Town Planner for the Town of Hamden for the past 10 years. She has served on anti-blight enforcement, civic improvement, and neighborhood revitalization task forces.
Creane was also a liaison to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on the largest environmental remediation project in Connecticut state history. Her professional experience includes writing successful grant proposals.
“I’m excited about being part of a team that is passionate about advancing opportunities that exist in the community. That’s what attracted me to Derby,” Creane said.
Dugatto said it took her longer than she had hoped to fill the position.
“I was determined find the right person for the job,” Dugatto said. “I believe Ms. Creane’s extensive skills and municipal experience will complement our economic development team very well.”
As Chief of Staff, Creane’s responsibilities will include coordinating local brownfield initiatives, conducting
outreach to the local business community, recruiting new investment, and seeking out grant opportunities
that align with city initiatives.
Creane will work with Derby’s Building and Land Use Office to enhance the delivery of municipal services critical to doing business with the city.
According to Dugatto, the work Creane will be doing will add to the successes her administration has had to date.
The city’s business community has grown with new establishments such as New England Auto World (at the site of the former blighted Dworkin Chevrolet property), The Hops Company, River Rock Tavern, and Connectikidz Pediatric Dentistry.
These new businesses are in addition those along Pershing Drive, including Panera Bread, Planet Fitness, Jersey Mike’s Subs, ALDI, and PhysicianOne Urgent Care. Recent growth includes the expansion of existing Derby businesses including the The Edge Fitness Clubs and On Time Printing.
Derby has been awarded a number of grants under Dugatto’s administration.
One notable award is a $445,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development. This grant is being used to revitalize the long dormant south side of Main Street. Additional funds have also come to Derby to support education and road improvement projects, important components of economic development.
Progress in the city is not exclusive to commercial investment. Residential neighborhoods have been improved through the efforts of Derby’s Blight Subcommittee, established under Dugatto’s administration. Five deteriorated properties have been demolished and numerous others cleaned up under the recently adopted Clean & Lien ordinance.
Long-range planning is also important to the economic development process, according to Dugatto. Such planning sets a framework for growth that is consistent with the vision of the Derby community. Comprehensive planning is defining priorities for seeking grants, identifying opportunities for improvements to the City’s existing zoning regulations and ordinances, and determining the most efficient allocation of municipal investments. Furthermore, it is letting investors know where the City is headed.
“Planning, though not as glamorous as brick and mortar projects, is essential to creating a path for efficient, sustainable development,” Dugatto said.
Dugatto said that is why her administration has put so much time and energy into drafting an update to the City’s Plan of Conservation and Development, which was last addressed in 2002. The draft document will be available for public review and comment shortly.
“My administration is always looking to advance the things that make Derby a desirable place to live, work, and play. The results of these efforts strengthen our ability to retain and attract residential and commercial investment. That’s how the economic development process comes full circle,” Dugatto said.
This is a press release from Dugatto's office.
Creane will work with Derby’s Building and Land Use Office to enhance the delivery of municipal services critical to doing business with the city.
According to Dugatto, the work Creane will be doing will add to the successes her administration has had to date.
The city’s business community has grown with new establishments such as New England Auto World (at the site of the former blighted Dworkin Chevrolet property), The Hops Company, River Rock Tavern, and Connectikidz Pediatric Dentistry.
These new businesses are in addition those along Pershing Drive, including Panera Bread, Planet Fitness, Jersey Mike’s Subs, ALDI, and PhysicianOne Urgent Care. Recent growth includes the expansion of existing Derby businesses including the The Edge Fitness Clubs and On Time Printing.
Derby has been awarded a number of grants under Dugatto’s administration.
One notable award is a $445,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development. This grant is being used to revitalize the long dormant south side of Main Street. Additional funds have also come to Derby to support education and road improvement projects, important components of economic development.
Progress in the city is not exclusive to commercial investment. Residential neighborhoods have been improved through the efforts of Derby’s Blight Subcommittee, established under Dugatto’s administration. Five deteriorated properties have been demolished and numerous others cleaned up under the recently adopted Clean & Lien ordinance.
Long-range planning is also important to the economic development process, according to Dugatto. Such planning sets a framework for growth that is consistent with the vision of the Derby community. Comprehensive planning is defining priorities for seeking grants, identifying opportunities for improvements to the City’s existing zoning regulations and ordinances, and determining the most efficient allocation of municipal investments. Furthermore, it is letting investors know where the City is headed.
“Planning, though not as glamorous as brick and mortar projects, is essential to creating a path for efficient, sustainable development,” Dugatto said.
Dugatto said that is why her administration has put so much time and energy into drafting an update to the City’s Plan of Conservation and Development, which was last addressed in 2002. The draft document will be available for public review and comment shortly.
“My administration is always looking to advance the things that make Derby a desirable place to live, work, and play. The results of these efforts strengthen our ability to retain and attract residential and commercial investment. That’s how the economic development process comes full circle,” Dugatto said.
This is a press release from Dugatto's office.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Derby officials to select consultant team to develop plan for revitalization
DERBY – The City recently issued a Request for Proposals seeking a multi-disciplinary consultant team to develop and steward a credible, detailed development plan for revitalization of the downtown area.
The planning exercise is being funded by a grant from the State of Connecticut.
The RFP received a tremendous amount of interest, with 11 consulting firms from as far away as Florida and Texas, submitting proposals. Most submissions were comprised of a team of experts from various fields including transportation services, housing, environmental studies, urban planning and design, and economic/market analysis.
“This is intended to be the most comprehensive planning exercise ever undertaken on the south side of Main Street,” said Mayor Anita Dugatto.
“The area has been void of significant economic activity for far too long. It’s time to unknot all the issues and position the City for success.”
To aid in the consultant selection process, Dugatto has appointed a bi-partisan committee, comprised of various community members, to review the proposals and host interviews to recommend the most qualified candidate for the project. The group’s recommendation will then be submitted to Derby’s Board of Aldermen for final approval.
“I’m thrilled by the quality of submissions we’ve received,” said Dugatto. We have an opportunity to select from the best of the best.”
The first working meeting of the selection committee is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 14 at City Hall.
Members of the committee include: Board of Aldermen President Carmen DiCenso, Alderman Thomas Donofrio, Derby native and Shelton Businessman Daniel Onofrio, Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Ted Estwan, Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Assistant Executive Director and Director of Planning Mark Nielsen, and Mayor’s Representative Lynn DiGiovanni.
For additional information on the Downtown Derby Revitalization Planning project, visit www.derbyct.gov.
This is a press release from Dugatto's office.
The planning exercise is being funded by a grant from the State of Connecticut.
The RFP received a tremendous amount of interest, with 11 consulting firms from as far away as Florida and Texas, submitting proposals. Most submissions were comprised of a team of experts from various fields including transportation services, housing, environmental studies, urban planning and design, and economic/market analysis.
“This is intended to be the most comprehensive planning exercise ever undertaken on the south side of Main Street,” said Mayor Anita Dugatto.
“The area has been void of significant economic activity for far too long. It’s time to unknot all the issues and position the City for success.”
To aid in the consultant selection process, Dugatto has appointed a bi-partisan committee, comprised of various community members, to review the proposals and host interviews to recommend the most qualified candidate for the project. The group’s recommendation will then be submitted to Derby’s Board of Aldermen for final approval.
“I’m thrilled by the quality of submissions we’ve received,” said Dugatto. We have an opportunity to select from the best of the best.”
The first working meeting of the selection committee is scheduled for 5 p.m. March 14 at City Hall.
Members of the committee include: Board of Aldermen President Carmen DiCenso, Alderman Thomas Donofrio, Derby native and Shelton Businessman Daniel Onofrio, Planning and Zoning Commission Chair Ted Estwan, Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Assistant Executive Director and Director of Planning Mark Nielsen, and Mayor’s Representative Lynn DiGiovanni.
For additional information on the Downtown Derby Revitalization Planning project, visit www.derbyct.gov.
This is a press release from Dugatto's office.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Dugatto seeks consultant team to develop Derby revitalization plan
DERBY – Mayor Anita Dugatto is continuing her efforts to pave the way for private investment on
the south side of Main Street.
The City recently issued a Request for Proposals seeking a multi-disciplinary consultant team
to develop and steward a credible, detailed development plan for revitalization of the
downtown area referred to as Derby’s Redevelopment Zone.
The State of Connecticut Bond Commission awarded the City a $445,000 grant, at Dugatto’s request, for this planning initiative.
The Redevelopment Zone is a 14-acre area of land on the south side of Main Street (Route 34) adjacent to Route 8 within walking distance of the Derby-Shelton train station. It has been largely void of economic activity after most of the existing buildings were removed several years ago.
“Interest in the Redevelopment Zone has been intermittent over the years, and we’ve had a few missed opportunities,” Dugatto said.
“We need to know where things went wrong and what we can do to better position ourselves for investment.”
The planning exercise will include a study of existing conditions from environmental considerations to underlying geology, zoning regulations, a market analysis, and an evaluation of the current transportation network that services this area.
Public input will be solicited throughout the planning process to ensure the final development plan reflects the vision of Derby residents.
“We want everyone to be on the same page,” Dugatto said.
Once a final plan is developed, the consultant team will also assist Derby in investment attraction efforts.
“This will be a very comprehensive development approach. We want to iron out as many wrinkles as possible, while paving the way for realistic development prospects,” she said.
For additional information on the Downtown Derby Revitalization Planning RFP, visit www.derbyct.gov.
This is a press release from Mayor Dugatto's office.
The City recently issued a Request for Proposals seeking a multi-disciplinary consultant team
to develop and steward a credible, detailed development plan for revitalization of the
downtown area referred to as Derby’s Redevelopment Zone.
The State of Connecticut Bond Commission awarded the City a $445,000 grant, at Dugatto’s request, for this planning initiative.
The Redevelopment Zone is a 14-acre area of land on the south side of Main Street (Route 34) adjacent to Route 8 within walking distance of the Derby-Shelton train station. It has been largely void of economic activity after most of the existing buildings were removed several years ago.
“Interest in the Redevelopment Zone has been intermittent over the years, and we’ve had a few missed opportunities,” Dugatto said.
“We need to know where things went wrong and what we can do to better position ourselves for investment.”
The planning exercise will include a study of existing conditions from environmental considerations to underlying geology, zoning regulations, a market analysis, and an evaluation of the current transportation network that services this area.
Public input will be solicited throughout the planning process to ensure the final development plan reflects the vision of Derby residents.
“We want everyone to be on the same page,” Dugatto said.
Once a final plan is developed, the consultant team will also assist Derby in investment attraction efforts.
“This will be a very comprehensive development approach. We want to iron out as many wrinkles as possible, while paving the way for realistic development prospects,” she said.
For additional information on the Downtown Derby Revitalization Planning RFP, visit www.derbyct.gov.
This is a press release from Mayor Dugatto's office.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Forum highlights the good, the bad, and a vision for Derby's future
DERBY - Concerned citizens turned out March 25 for a forum to offer their ideas for moving the city forward.
Please click here for the story in the Valley Independent Sentinel.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Derby residents offer ideas, express concerns about city's future
DERBY - I attended an interesting forum Wednesday night focusing on plans for the city's future.
Public input was sought on a Plan for Conservation and Development that will serve as an advisory document for the Planning and Zoning Commission.
About 50 members of the community turned out to express their ideas and concerns on a variety of issues.
Stay tuned for a story in the Valley Independent Sentinel.
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