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UpdatedFri, Apr 16, 2021 at 10:30 am ET Reply By Scott Benjamin DANBURY -- Patch.com has reported that more than 100 of Connecticut's municipalities had the same mill rate or a lower one in fiscal 2021 than they had in fiscal 2020. Since late December the federal government has approved more than $2.8 trillion in economic rescue spending, some of which will be going to municipalities and school districts. Subscribe Thus, isn't Danbury Republican Mayor Joe Cavo's proposed $267 million budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 – which doesn't have a tax increase – the best option for the H...

With Boughton gone, is the Danbury mayoral seat at a crossroads? FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 3of6 4of6 Michael Safranek, Danbury’s Republican Party leader.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 5of6 6of6 DANBURY — Officially, the race for mayor will take shape in one month, when Mayor Joe Cavo exercises his right of first refusal, and tells the GOP whether he’ll run for the office he’s held since December, when Republican Mark Boughton abruptly resigned. At the same time, the race for the city’s highest elected office is well underway for Democrats, whose fro...

'I'm all in for Danbury': Democrat Roberto Alves to run for mayor FacebookTwitterEmail City Council member Roberto Alves speaks to a crowd that gathered to protest racism in Danbury on June 6, 2020.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — Democrat Roberto Alves announced Thursday he is running for mayor, emphasizing his family’s working class roots and his desire to support residents. “We’re facing challenges that can’t be fixed overnight,” said Alves, 37, a first-term city councilman. “It’s going to take hard work and determination to make sure we keep our promises...

There is a massive power vacuum set to open in Danbury next fall and I need to be out in front of the tectonic shift. I've been running around forming new relationships in the wake of the announcement and one of my first calls was to Democratic City-Councilman, Roberto Alves. On the Monday morning (12/14/20) Ethan and Lou show, we had Roberto on the show. (Audio of the entire interview below) I presented him with a plan, we would form an alliance, I'd run for Mayor as a Republican, he'd run as a Democrat and we would battle it out "may the best man win" style. No matter the outcome, we could...