Currently holds the office of Ansonia City Mayor until December 31, 2027.
Candidate for Ansonia City Mayor in 2025 Connecticut General Election.
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Get StartedRestore the Economic Development Commission and conduct regular meetings to guide the initiatives needed to grow our local economy. Learn more
Support project-labor agreements where development projects include workforce training and licensing for Ansonia residents, giving them not only a job but a lucrative career path, starting with building up their own city, working on a local project. Learn more
Immediately terminate the agreement with Shelton Economic Development Corporation. This bad agreement is a precursor to a possible waste-to-energy plant in Ansonia. Learn more
Meet with developers to create a new vision similar to the Oxford Quarry Walk for the Big Y shopping center and the Brass/Farrel site for young working people starting careers, professionals, and seniors who want to live and shop closer to downtown and the train station. Learn more
Enlist Ansonia in the state’s Municipal Redevelopment Authority, which provides free technical assistance and grants for development planning and implementation. Importantly, this partnership allows Ansonia to maintain local control of all decisions, ensuring that our city’s unique needs and priorities are always at the forefront. Learn more
Conduct a complete inventory of all city properties and develop a strategic plan for what to create, sell, or repurpose. Learn more
Direct the blight department to crack down on absentee out-of-state landlords and business property owners who do not maintain clean properties, clean and lien where necessary, and use proceeds to invest in upgraded sidewalks, neighborhood beautification, and other projects to bring up home values. Learn more
However, absolutely no sale of the city’s assets without a full professional review and ample opportunity for citizen input in public hearings. Learn more
Partner with the Connecticut Main Street Center, a nonprofit that provides free technical assistance, planning, grant writing, and grants for Main Street Redevelopment. Learn more
Hire a professional finance director who devotes full-time to improving and managing our city’s finances. Currently, the city’s budget director is a political appointee who moonlights in Ansonia with no set hours or accountability. Learn more
Issue an immediate RFP for city auditor and municipal bond counsel. It’s clearly time for a change in the required professional services for our community and I will post the positions, review all applicant financial and legal qualifications and make the best professional selection for our city. Learn more
Apply for a 250k planning grant via Community Investment Fund (CIF) to reshape the downtown. Learn more
Hire a professional forensic financial auditor. Learn more
Demand city audits be filed on time rather than the chronic “never on time” practice of the current administration. All departments will be required to assure this process is followed. Learn more
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