Valley Indy Video: Seymour First Selectman Kurt Miller

Yes, Seymour First Selectman W. Kurt Miller announced he was running for re-election Friday during a recording of ​“Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,” but he also answered a bunch of town-related questions from people on Facebook.

Click the play above to watch an unedited video recorded at The Valley Indy’s office in Ansonia.

Here’s a guide to the interview:

0:00 to 2 minutes: Intro

2 minute mark Miller talks about running for a fifth term as Seymour First Selectman

4:48 Does Miller spend enough of the working day paying attention to Seymour government matters?

6:19 Miller talks about his freelance job working for Ansonia government

8:22 Miller gives an overview of the town-school budgets that is scheduled to head to voters later this year.

10:55 Miller talks about the town’s grand list, tax incentives, the mill rate and economic development.

16 minutes Miller answers questions posed by people who follow The Valley Indy on Facebook or who are members of a Seymour community Facebook page. Among the questions:

Do Kurt Miler and former Chicago Cub Kurt Miller get together for lunch when he’s in town (posted by Lou Costello’s ghost)?

How does Kurt Miller think the Republican party can bounce back from their loss in the 2018 election?

When will (insert name of) road be paved?!?!?

What are Miller’s thoughts on tolls and legalizing marijuana?

Just click play!

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