Andrew Baklik's guest appearances

Andrew Baklik

Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast

Navel Gazing, The Valley Indy Podcast

Joseph Jaumann

Anthony Rodia

Rachael Caggiano

Melvin Mason

Rob Caprilozzi

Kevin Hale

Chris Bowen

Jim Gildea

David Cassetti

Jack Walsh

Phil Tripp

Jodie Mozdzer Gil

David Morgan

Lorie Vaccaro

Carmen DiCenso

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Due to technical issues beyond my pay grade, I  had to split my interview with Andrew Baklik into two parts. This is Part II, in which Baklik talks development and charter revision. Baklik is Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan's chief of staff.

Due to technical issues beyond my pay grade, I  had to split my interview with Andrew Baklik into two parts. This is Part II, in which Baklik talks development and charter revision. Baklik is Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan's chief of staff.

Derby's Andrew Baklik, Part II

Andrew Baklik, Mayor Rich Dziekan's chief of staff, gives an update on the COVID-19 situation within Derby City Hall. Dziekan announced Monday (Oct. 12) that he had tested positive. Baklik said since that announcement, one additional City Hall employee has tested positive. The mayor is recovering at home, as is the second employee. Derby City Hall was closed Monday (for Columbus Day) and did not open to the public or employees on Tuesday or Wednesday. Baklik also talks about a move to sell a Derby eyesore so that it can be redeveloped and put back on the tax rolls, and he gives an update on a mixed-use project approved earlier this year for the redevelopment zone. A technical mishap caused Part I  of this interview to end abruptly. The final, 12 minutes of this podcast is available as a separate podcast (Part II).

Andrew Baklik, Mayor Rich Dziekan's chief of staff, gives an update on the COVID-19 situation within Derby City Hall. Dziekan announced Monday (Oct. 12) that he had tested positive. Baklik said since that announcement, one additional City Hall employee has tested positive. The mayor is recovering at home, as is the second employee. Derby City Hall was closed Monday (for Columbus Day) and did not open to the public or employees on Tuesday or Wednesday. Baklik also talks about a move to sell a Derby eyesore so that it can be redeveloped and put back on the tax rolls, and he gives an update on a mixed-use project approved earlier this year for the redevelopment zone. A technical mishap caused Part I  of this interview to end abruptly. The final, 12 minutes of this podcast is available as a separate podcast (Part II).

Derby's Andrew Baklik: Part I

In this very newsy episode of 'Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,' Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan and his chief of staff Andrew Baklik join reporter Eugene Driscoll to update listeners on a number of issues facing the city. First the mayor gives his take on the terrible flooding that pounded the city Sept. 25 (and the neighborhoods below the Derby athletic field projects in particular). Then Dziekan and Baklik talk about a zone text amendment designed to spur investment in the downtown redevelopment zone. Dziekan then comes out against a zone text change in east Derby being proposed by the Hops Co., a popular beer garden. The mayor also touches upon a tax incentive plan, and gives an update on the Regional Water Authority's efforts to build a water storage tank in west Derby.

In this very newsy episode of 'Navel Gazing: The Valley Indy Podcast,' Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan and his chief of staff Andrew Baklik join reporter Eugene Driscoll to update listeners on a number of issues facing the city. First the mayor gives his take on the terrible flooding that pounded the city Sept. 25 (and the neighborhoods below the Derby athletic field projects in particular). Then Dziekan and Baklik talk about a zone text amendment designed to spur investment in the downtown redevelopment zone. Dziekan then comes out against a zone text change in east Derby being proposed by the Hops Co., a popular beer garden. The mayor also touches upon a tax incentive plan, and gives an update on the Regional Water Authority's efforts to build a water storage tank in west Derby.

Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan And Andrew Baklik

Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan and his chief of staff Andrew Baklik talk about their first two months on the job.