Goals & Achievements
- Balanced budgets – every year!
- Tripled the fund balance account!
- Kept town debt low – just 1.05% of bonding capacity!
- Expanded shared services – saving taxpayers millions of dollars!
- Expanded infrastructure with addition of 1.6 million water tank. Another tank is scheduled for next year.
- Established on-line tax payment for flexibility and convenience to taxpayers while reducing operating costs
- Improved parking and access to the Metro-North station
- Initiated on-line public accessibility to tax records.
- Established five day tax payment extensions for seniors
- Negotiated the lowest credit card processing fee in Westchester history
- Launched one-time payment plan for homeowners facing foreclosure
- New education facility for Seniors
- Hosted summer concerts at the riverfront
- Added Improvements to Town Pool with miniature golf and bathhouse scheduled for next summer
- Expanded youth center programs
- Upgraded and extended exercise trails
- Secured thousands of acres of protected open space
- Leading in the effort to redevelop Indian Point and to obtain property tax offsets
- Prevented barges from being anchored along our shores
- Promoted Solarize programs throughout Cortlandt
- Prevented Furnace Dock Lake from being drained by Con Edison
- Completed new award-winning Sustainable Comprehensive Plan for smart growth
- Stopped the “Buzz” electric converter station from coming to Cortlandt
- The town of Cortlandt has a proud tradition of honoring our Veterans and First Responders
- In fact, Cortlandt is the home of many First Responders who have chosen to live and raise families here.
- Home of the Montrose Veterans Administration, which we will continue to fight to keep in our community at its beautiful location on the Hudson River.
- Expanded infrastructure with addition of 1.6 million water tank. Another tank is scheduled for next year.
- Established on-line tax payment for flexibility and convenience to taxpayers while reducing operating costs
- Improved parking and access to the Metro-North station
- Initiated on-line public accessibility to tax records.
- Established five day tax payment extensions for seniors
- Negotiated the lowest credit card processing fee in Westchester history
- Launched one-time payment plan for homeowners facing foreclosure
- New education facility for Seniors
- Hosted summer concerts at the riverfront
- Added Improvements to Town Pool with miniature golf and bathhouse scheduled for next summer
- Expanded youth center programs
- Upgraded and extended exercise trails
- Secured thousands of acres of protected open space
- Leading in the effort to redevelop Indian Point and to obtain property tax offsets
- Prevented barges from being anchored along our shores
- Promoted Solarize programs throughout Cortlandt
- Prevented Furnace Dock Lake from being drained by Con Edison
- Completed new award-winning Sustainable Comprehensive Plan for smart growth
- Stopped the “Buzz” electric converter station from coming to Cortlandt
- The town of Cortlandt has a proud tradition of honoring our Veterans and First Responders
- In fact, Cortlandt is the home of many First Responders who have chosen to live and raise families here.
- Home of the Montrose Veterans Administration, which we will continue to fight to keep in our community at its beautiful location on the Hudson River.
Cortlandt Team
Debbie Carter-Costello
Town Council
Cortlandt Town Supervisor
James F. Creighton
Town Council
Mary E. Breining
Receiver of Taxes
Town Justice
Laroue Rose Shatzkin
Town Clerk
Cortlandt Dems Leadership Team
Karen
Karen Pecora
Chairperson
Karen is the long time chairperson for the Cortlandt Democratic Committee. Karen is also a proud Democrat, union member and union leader.
Josh
Joshua Subin
Vice Chairperson
Joshua is an attorney and longtime Democrat who moved to Cortlandt in 2015 with his wife Creisa and young son George. Please contact Josh for web & media related inquiries. *No solicitations please.
Cristin
Cristin Jacoby
Secretary
Cristin has an extensive background in public administration and finance. She’s lived in Cortlandt with her husband and two kids since 2012.
Dean
Dean McBeth
Treasurer
Dean is originally from Detroit and moved here with his wife in 1987. They now call Crugers (ED 5) in Cortlandt home. If we each do just a little we can accomplish much.
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As part of our Earth Day weekend, the Cortlandt Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) will be giving away FREE reusable shopping bags (while supplies last) beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 22nd at ShopRite Rte. 6/ Cortlandt Blvd. and at Super Foodtown (Rte. 9A/ Albany Post Road near Amberlands). The CAC is encouraging the public to shift way from the use-and-toss culture and help reduce plastic bag use. For more information, read the NYS Task Force report on this issue: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/1d37aa7
Everyone! Please take the poll. THANK YOU.
Should we put an end to Citizens United and get BIG money out of politics...should we hold our elected officials and candidates to that standard in 2018?
Killaian took money from right wing extremists!
Killian, Mayer state Senate race heats up
westchester.news12.com
The race between Julie Killian and Shelley Mayer is getting heated just days before the special election for the 37th District state Senate seat.
We will be raffling off tickets to see the Amazin’ Mets at this year’s Spring Fundraiser! Get your tickets now! view.publitas.com/cortlandt-democratic-committee/sf-flyer-invite/page/1
Cortlandt Democratic Committee shared a link.
NY's fractured Senate Democrats strike peace deal
lohud.com
The peace agreement makes Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Yonkers senator, the leader of the unified Democrats.