Achievements
Recent Achievements of our Elected Democrats
Recent Achievements of our Elected Democrats
The Danby Town Board and Highway Department, under the leadership of Democrats, have accomplished important things. Here are a few achievements:
Town Clerk's Office
Town Clerk's Office
- Greatly improved records management
- Improved public access to government information
- Provided youth employment to summer interns in the Town Clerk's office
Town Board
Town Board
- Acted to ban fracking and heavy industrial activity in Danby
- Amended the Comprehensive Plan to address High Impact Industrial Activity
- Funded aquifer protection through stream monitoring in Danby
- Created a Conservation Advisory Council and charged it with undertaking a voluntary land protection strategy
- Stayed below tax cap every year without cutting any services
- Provided strong commitment to County Recreation Partnership and the Danby Youth Program
- Passed a property tax exemption for Veterans
- Hired teen life guards to work at Jennings Pond, providing a free swim area
- Passed a Right to Farm Law and a partial ban on factory farming in those parts of Danby not in Agricultural Districts
- Passed a Road Use Law to protect against industrial impact on our roads; we were the first in the County to enact this protection
- Waived building fees for private solar and wind power installations in Danby
- Supported lowering speed limits in various residential neighborhoods
Town Administration
Town Administration
- Leadership role in creating the countywide health insurance consortium, considerably lowering insurance rates to Town employees
- Helped the West Danby Water District win a NYS grant for a new water tank
- Took leadership on countywide dog control contract
- Installed a 21 kilowatt solar electric array at the Danby Town Hall at no cost to taxpayers
- Worked with NYS Senator Seward to get funding for Danby aquifer study
- Participated in winning NYS grant to get high-speed internet to Danby
Highway Department
Highway Department
- Built a Highway Department salt shed which stopped erosion of salt into the environment
- Initiated a Highway Department long-term truck replacement program