First Term Accomplishments

FIXING BROOME’S FINANCES

• 2 straight property tax CUTS

• Increased county reserves from 250,000 to 6.5 MILLION

• Broome OFF Fiscally Stressed list

• Reduced short term debt by 30%

• Signed “daylight legislation” to increase county financial transparency

• Permanently restored ALL sales tax money to municipalities

• 3.1 Million Shared Service Savings

 

FIGHTING CRIME

• Brand new communications network for police, fire, and EMS

• Added 3 Sheriff Deputies to road patrol

• Increased Broome Security officer positions

• 911 dispatch renovation

• Added more 911 dispatchers

• New Mental Health Online Dispatch Service

• New Text-to-911 service

• New emergency services training building

• Police consolidation in Deposit

• New Jail Re-Entry Program to reduce recidivism

• Increased number of assistant district attorneys

• New cybersecurity position

• Signed Emergency Responder Protection Act

• Cameras on school bus to stop illegal passing

• Central arraignment initiative

 

FIGHTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC

• Brought new 50 bed treatment center to former Broome Developmental Center

• One of the first counties in USA to sue opioid manufacturers

• 25,000 annual mini grants to grassroots organization to fight epidemic

• Drug treatment in jail program

• New Opioid Overdose Coordinator position

• 2,000 drug deactivation bags distributed

• Online overdose mapping

• New Peer Response Team

• ACBC expansion in Endicott

• Recovery School at BOCES

• New substance abuse treatment at Family Counseling Services

 

STANDING UP FOR VETERANS

• Brand New One Stop Veterans Resource Building at Former Vestal Hills Country Club

• New van for Veterans Services

• Honor Flight Sponsor

• New Van for Veterans

 

FIGHTING BLIGHT AND IMPROVING HOUSING

• Demolition of 1 North Page EJ Building

• Demolition of Travelers Inn Hotel in Kirkwood

• Demolition of Endicott Inn

• Demolition of Brandywine Corridor Building

• Demolition of 6 Sturges Street

• Safe Housing Task Force

• New Housing Initiative/Grant Coordinator 

• Affordable Housing at Henry B School in Endicott

• Century Sunrise Apartments in Johnson City

• 6 Emma Street Mixed Use Housing and commercial space

 

GROWING THE ECONOMY AND GETTING PEOPLE TO WORK

• New Workforce Center at Oakdale Mall

• Dicks Sporting Goods Expansion

• Canopy Growth Hemp Industrial Park

• BCC Culinary School at Carnegie Library

• 50 Front Street Luxury Housing

• Best Value Local Purchasing

• Buy in Broome Campaign with the Chamber of Commerce

• Student Entrepreneurship Grant Program with Koffman Southern Tier Incubator

• The Agency Small Business Loan Fund

• $20 Million Greater Binghamton Fund

• Binghamton University Nursing School

• Binghamton University Pharmacy School

• Workforce Impact Program

• Workforce Jail Diversion Program

• Clean Sweep Program

• Welcome Wagon Program with Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Binghamton Fund 

 

SUPPORTING MUNICIPALITIES AND SMALL COMMUNITIES

• Jackson Park Flood Mitigation

• Fenton Free Library Expansion Study

• Natural Gas Expansion in Maine

• Little Italy Endicott kitchen renovations

• Rural Health Transportation Program

• Impact Project

• Town of Vestal Park improvements

• Endicott Water Study

• Conklin Park Improvements

• Eastern Broome Ambulance Improvements

• Deposit Community Park Improvements

• Sunrise Terrace Demolition

• Conklin Community Center

• Super Cooper Park

• Kopernik STEM Park

 

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE

• Forum Improvements

• SUNY Broome Science Building Renovation

• SUNY Broome Student Services Building

• SUNY Broome Health Center Expansion

• New Broome Transit Bus Shelters

• “Where’s My Bus” Transit app

• New websites

• New Otsiningo Park entertainment stage

• Conklin Solar Array

• Boundless Broome Accessible Park at Dorchester

• En-Joie Golf Course Improvements

• Art parks, murals, and mosaics

• Arena Master Plan

• Mobile DMV Unit

• Disc Golf Course at Cole Park

 

BUILDING A BETTER BROOME COUNTY

• Books for Babies

• Broome Includes

• Age Friendly Community

• 10,000 tick kits to fight Lyme Disease

• Willow Point 3 star rating

• New and improved food service for seniors

• Shared equipment database

• Gigi’s Playhouse funding

• Clean Energy Community Bronze Rating

• CPACE Legislation

• Movies in the Parks

• Broome County Counts Census Initiative

• Memory Maker Initiative

• Student Board of Advisors

• Challenge for Change High School Grants

• College Student Entrepreneurship Grants

• Ride and Read on Broome County Transit

• Greater Binghamton AirShow

• LUMA funding

• Fall Festival at Otsiningo

• Winter Festival at Cole Park