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Meet Jim Freiband
Freiband: Preserving Our Best, Building Our Future.
Decades of Experience in Municipal Planning and Capital Budgeting
50 Year Woodbury Resident
Former Engineer and Planner for West Point Military Academy
Avid Outdoorsman Dedicated to Green Space, Hiking Trails, Fresh Water Sites, and Recreational Space
Retired Naval Commander, Viet Nam Veteran
LET’S BUILD A STRONGER WOODBURY–TOGETHER!
Enhance Our Quality of Life
Bitter politics holds us back. Let’s work together to increase opportunities for economic growth, protect the green spaces we love, and support our families, youth and seniors in Woodbury. Let’s build a community where everyone can thrive!
Preserve local green spaces and expand recreational opportunities
Invest in families and seniors
Develop safer traffic patterns
Create walkable town centers where people can connect, explore and shop
Reduce the inspection and application fees for residents
Grow Our Economy
Expand the tax base with programs and grants to support retail, small businesses, entrepreneurs, professionals and the arts
Update local zoning to correspond to the adopted Village plan and eliminate spot zoning
Reduce Planning Board administrative fees charged to applicants to be in line with the essential and necessary costs
Amend the administrative local law so there will be seven members on the Planning Board thus providing a swing vote and avoiding deadlocks
Strengthen Local Government
Bring a fresh vision and civil voice to the Village Board
Reinstate the Intermunicipal Agreement with the Town
Stop playing political games with the sales tax share and return the Town’s allotment. This will directly benefit residents by ending the false manipulation of both governments budgets
Improve communication with Village residents
Work with local, state and federal partners to bring more funding to the Village
Install a sign identifying Village Hall so people can find it
Hold regular business hours and make Village Hall accessible and inviting for residents who need to conduct business
Require the Mayor to inform all Trustees about Village business and end the need for Trustees to foil information to prepare for meetings