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Edgewater Democrats: We Get it Done! |
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The Edgewater Democrats are largely responsible for turning Edgewater into the thriving community on the "Gold Coast" that it is today.
We listen to our constituents and take great pride in our community. We strive to make Edgewater the pride of the gold coast, and we are proud of our strong record of accomplishments.
Here are 25 things done and being done during Democratic administration:
- Achieving an AA3 Bond Rating
- Stabilizing municipal taxes
- Securing over $20 million in grant mone
- Purchasing the Grand Cove Marina and rebuilding it
- Bringing ferry service back to Edgewate
- Providing three new facilities for senior citizens.
- Building a Community Center in Veterans Field
- Building a new fire house in central Edgewater
- Purchasing a new fire engine and budgeting for another
- Lessening density by enacting height restrictions for developers
- Finalizing plans for a new Police Station & Municipal Complex
- Firming plans to restore the old Municipal Complex
- Providing free jitney busses.
- Increasing bus service
- Installing more bus shelters
- Renovating municipal tennis and basketball courts
- Budgeting for more sports fields, pathways and a gazebo in Veterans Field
- Budgeting for additional Hudson River Walkway development
- Acquiring 39 acres to be used only for open green space and recreation
- Maintaining six playgrounds and eight parks
- Hiring the borough’s first minority and first female police officers
- Improving streetscapes by installing speed humps and 11 new traffic lights
- Enforcing Steep Slope restrictions
- Correcting perennial flood conditions
- Negotiating a shared service, cost effective merger of municipal and county Utilities Authorities
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Upcoming Events
Edgewater Democratic Organization Meetings are held the last Thursday of the month at the Edgewater Community Center at 7:15pm.
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