Community Building

Bringing people together, improving neighborhoods, and invigorating our local spirit are some of the most important things I do as a legislator.

IBM Country Club

The condition of the IBM Country Club was a disgrace for far too long. Blight like this degrades our neighborhoods and leads to sketchy and dangerous situations. Demolishing these buildings was the right thing to do. Originally the county thought a developer was going to build an apartment building there, but the status of that project is up in the air. Frankly, I'm just happy to see the eyesore gone.

IBM Country Club

Endwell Community Garden

Food brings people together! That's why I've dedicated so much time to bringing together a group of local volunteers who have pledged to create a community garden in the flood plains of southern Endwell. Read more...

Former Christ the King Demolition

Our older neighborhoods often contain pockets of dangerous, blighted buildings which pull down home values and threaten the community spirit. Eliminating such buildings has been a big part of my efforts as a Broome County legislator.
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Fighting Blight through Demolitions

Watermelon Time Free Community Picnic

It's easy to get caught-up in 24-hour news coverage and talking-head argument shows, but that's not real!

I sponsor Watermelon Time as a free community picnic each year to bring real people together. Join me for this annual event and rekindle your ties with humanity.

Regional Farmers' Market

I love fresh local food and so do most people!

That's why I was so happy to have been involved in the final implementation and grand-opening of Cornell Cooperative Extension's regional farmers market on Upper Front Street in Binghamton. Read more...

CCE's Regional Farmers Market