Carfora: List Of Constituent Promises If Elected

Submitted by Democratic mayoral candidate Joe Carfora:

• Residential Development: I will continue to devote every resource of my administration to opposing the development of Sperry Lane, D.C. Moore and any other properties to benefit developers as I have done for the past 2 years.
• Economic Development: Commercial Development that is the right commercial development, not development that benefits a developer;

• Transparency: A re-vamp of the Town’s Ethics Ordinance with more teeth;

• Implementation of a Town Wide Computer System for the logging of citizen concerns, which will be monitored by the Mayor and relevant Department Heads;

• Improved space for our Seniors at a newly renovated Senior Center.

• Improved transportation for Seniors through the use of the Senior Bus to drive them to Doctor’s appointments;

• Establishment of a Historic District in the Center of Town

• Designation of a member of the Mayor’s Staff as a Grant Writer, tasked with identifying and securing Grant Money for the Town that lessens the burden on our taxpayers and allows us to access money that every other Town around us gets;

• Strict Enforcement of the East Haven Anti-Blight Ordinance to address all areas of Town;

• Responsible Fiscal Policies that are designed to keep taxes low and cut fat where needed;

• Education: Working hand in hand with our Board of Education to support it in advancing our children’s goals and aspirations;

• Public Works: Minimize the use of outside private contractors and stop micro-managing so public works can do its job.

• Parks Department: Sole purpose to attack head on, the dilapidated condition of our ballfields/parks.