The following interview with Derby Mayor Anthony Staffieri took place in his office in City Hall on Oct. 11, 2011.
In part 1 of the Valley Indy’s interview with Anthony Staffieri, the incumbent mayor talks about how his goal is to talk to people face-to-face and why a debate among the candidates for mayor is not necessary:
Mayor Staffieri answers why city employees received a raise in the last budget, given the economy:
In this segment, Mayor Staffieri talks about a six-year struggle to get the Derby redevelopment zone on track:
In part four of the Valley Indy interview, Staffieri talks about why the previous downtown developer was tossed off the project in the redevelopment zone. The mayor then talks about the current development project and says Olive Garden, Red Lobster and Starbucks are “very committed to coming here:
In this segment, Staffieri continues to talk about the importance of economic development in Derby, then shifts to the proposal to widen Route 34 in downtown Derby. He also says his political opposition tends to tell lies:
In this segment, Staffieri talks about efforts to market Derby as a place to open businesses. He then talks about efforts to restore the Sterling Opera House:
In part 7 on this interview, the mayor Staffieri talks about how the city is searching for grants for the Sterling Opera house. He then talks about efforts to combat quality of life issues in the city, specifically in the HALO district and the surrounding neighborhoods:
In this segment, Staffieri continues to talk about efforts to combat quality of life issues in Derby:
In this segment, the mayor talks about his relationship with the president of the Board of Aldermen. He then talks about what he wants to accomplish in the next two years, if re-elected:
