2021 Newsletter Articles & Survey
Below are 6 short articles I've written regarding the state of Broome County in April 2021. I hope you'll read them and answer the survey at the bottom of the page.

Thank Goodness 2020 is Over!
I don’t know if you remember, but 2020 actually started out great. Broome County businesses were humming along, unemployment was falling, and your county government was quietly building its rainy day funds.
Then we hit the COVID wall! Ever since early March 2020, we’ve all been in uncharted territory with our lives, our health, our families, our finances, and more.
COVID put thousands of local people out of work, schools were closed, kids were home, people hoarded toilet paper & hand sanitizer, and life ground to a halt. It was truly surreal.
Broome County responded with the longest state of emergency in our 204-year history. County Executive Jason Garnar formed a team at one location and the Deputy County Executive Kevin McManus at another. The Broome County Legislature was forced into a flurry of online meetings and consultations on a scale never seen before.
I don’t know if you remember, but 2020 actually started out great. Broome County businesses were humming along, unemployment was falling, and your county government was quietly building its rainy day funds.
Then we hit the COVID wall! Ever since early March 2020, we’ve all been in uncharted territory with our lives, our health, our families, our finances, and more.
COVID put thousands of local people out of work, schools were closed, kids were home, people hoarded toilet paper & hand sanitizer, and life ground to a halt. It was truly surreal.
Broome County responded with the longest state of emergency in our 204-year history. County Executive Jason Garnar formed a team at one location and the Deputy County Executive Kevin McManus at another. The Broome County Legislature was forced into a flurry of online meetings and consultations on a scale never seen before.
2021 Survey
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