VALLEY – With the election season over, the winning candidates in Ansonia, Derby and Seymour are scheduled to take their oaths of office at upcoming inauguration ceremonies.
ANSONIA
In Ansonia, Mayor David Cassetti won his sixth, two-year term on Nov. 7. Cassetti, along with his “Team Cassetti” Republican slate, are scheduled to be sworn-in during an inauguration ceremony set for 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Ansonia High School. The high school is located at 20 Pulaski Highway. The public is invited to attend.
Cassetti, 63, defeated Democratic challenger Tom Egan by a vote of 2,676 to 741 during the municipal election.
The father of five grown children, and grandfather to two grandkids, Cassetti has vowed to continue his mission to “recharge” Ansonia and keep taxes under control. He said he’s looking forward to, in part, the redevelopment of the former Ansonia Copper & Brass factory, as well as welcoming construction of more apartments downtown and a new, private sports complex on Olson Drive.
DERBY
In Derby, Mayor-elect Joseph DiMartino won his first, two-year term to the city’s top seat on Nov.7. DiMartino, along with his Democratic slate of winning candidates, are scheduled to take the oath of office at an inauguration ceremony set for 10 a.m. Dec. 2 at Derby High School. The school is located at 75 Chatfield St. The public is invited to attend.
DiMartino, 57, and the Democratic slate of candidates swept the Nov. 7 municipal election, with DiMartino ousting Republican incumbent Mayor Richard Dziekan from his seat by a vote of 1,263 to 727.
Father to four girls, and grandfather of two, DiMartino, said his top priorities include having a forensic audit done on Derby’s embattled finances, reinstating the aldermanic subcommittees, filling key vacancies in City Hall, including hiring a full-time finance director and tax collector, as well as working to ensure the continued redevelopment of downtown.
SEYMOUR
In Seymour, First Selectwoman Annmarie Drugonis was elected to her second, two-year term on Nov. 7. An inauguration ceremony for Drugonis and her fellow elected officials is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Seymour Middle School auditorium. The school is located at 211 Mountain Rd. The public is invited to attend.
Drugonis, 54, was re-elected, defeating Democratic challenger Phillip Wilhelmy, III by a vote of 2,331 to 1,270 during the municipal election.
Mom to college daughter Alana, Drugonis said she is excited to oversee the completion of several major road improvement projects, including the Bungay, Botsford and West street projects. She’s also looking forward to a much-needed fix to Clinton Road, an accident-prone road owned by the state, as well as tackling blight, working to increase foot traffic downtown and going after vacant properties with a significant amount of back taxes owed. Another major project Drugonis is hoping to see come to fruition is construction of a long-awaited connector road from Route 67 in Seymour to Route 42 in Beacon Falls, that could potentially open up the area to a private, mixed development of retail, commercial and housing, courtesy of local developer Tom Haynes.
