Affordable, Quality Housing
Historic investments in affordable, quality housing, and safer, more complete streets that connect our community.
Convened the Housing + Transportation Citizen Advisory Board whose proposal led to a Legislature | County Executive jointly established LDC to house a low interest loan fund to build new units of housing. [Read the article]
Worked with a Citizen Advisory Board made up of developers, real estate professionals, nonprofit leaders, finance/banking leaders, and community stakeholders to identify plausible solutions.
We know that housing must be connected to jobs, resources, healthcare, and community. It is impossible to disconnect housing from transportation, so we must address both. [Read the article]
Food Access & Family Support
Securing support for food pantries, expanding supports to mazimize our food systems for all, and advocating for resources to meet the growing need.
Targeted 2027 Budget Supports for Food Access
The County Legislature augmented the County Executive's budget to invest $1M+ in food access supports in 2027, including a full time staff member dedicated to food access systems maximization, grants for farms, food pantries, and food providers, and more.
Worked with the County Executive to see immediate investment in local food pantries facing an exponential rise in the need for their supports in light of rising food costs and SNAP cuts. [Read the article]
Mitigate Impacts of SNAP Cuts with major Northside impact
Approximately 50% of the SNAP cuts related to New Americans are to families who live in District 9. This impacts not only people losing them, but the businesses that serve them. [Read the article]
Public Health & Safety
Supporting smart, community-centered approaches that keep our neighborhoods safe and strong, while advocating for laws that work for the people.
Public Hearing regarding Our Children
In 2026, the County Legislature implemented the ability for committees to hold public hearings on issues pertinent to the community and their oversight. Our first one focused on How County Services Can Address the Needs of Children and Teens.
The Legislature's second public hearing of 2026 was regarding Water, Wastewater and Our Environment, to hear from our constituents regarding their concerns regarding some of our most precious resources in CNY. [Read the article]
Targeted 2027 Budget Additions for Successful Addiction Response Program
The Legislature's version of the budget for 2027 includes two new positions for the Peer Support Specialists at the Health Dept, doubling our in-house ability to implement this successful program with those facing addiction in our communities.
Transparency & Accountability
Facilitating a new way of Legislative committee meetings, bringing all County departments to present on their services, strengths and challenges, and hosting public hearings on key issues.
In mid-2026, the County Legislature commissioned a study on the impacts of data centers, successful mitigation and development tactics, and other items to equip municipalities faced with whether or not to allow them locally. [Watch the news story]
The County Legislature passed three differrent laws this year to put term limits in place for the County Executive and Comptroller, and one finally was signed by the County Executive to place it on your ballots November 2026. [Read the article]
Enacted a law that requires the donations being made to the 'Friends of' non-profits connected to County Facilities to be made available to County Legislature leadership to ensure no quid pro quo. [Read the article]