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Bio
Steve Englebright brings a unique perspective to government by utilizing his background in science and education to protect the environment and keep our community safe. Steve is all about results, not rhetoric. He is committed to this community and will continue to deliver results in the Suffolk County Legislature.
Experience
Former NYS Assemblyman (District 4)/Current Suffolk County Legislator (District 5)
Campaign Phone
6319218515
Continue the existing policy of identifying county-owned property that may be used in cooperation with any of the ten towns within Suffolk County to transfer the county property to the town and have workforce housing constructed.
I'm the original sponsor of the Suffolk County Plastics Act, which was passed into law in the late 1980's as well as a bill to ban excess plastic utensils that I introduced last year. By the time the county won the lawsuit that followed, the composition of the Legislature had changed, including my having graduated to the State Legislature. In my absence, the County Legislature listened to a proposal that the law be modified to make it voluntary. This essentially gutted the law. Last years initiative has been unable to advance out of committee. In my last year in the State Assembly I provided a $250K grant to help answer the other parts of your question. It is my understanding that this money has not yet been spent. I intend to keep trying.
Regular updates using social media are an important and relatively new tool for communication. The more traditional legislative newsletter and community meeting format should also be continued. Similarly, letters to the editor of weekly newspapers is also an important strategy that I implement frequently. Another too often under-utilized tool are constituent response letters and cards. I have been making considerable use of this method and am glad to receive responses back from members of the community.
As the intermediate level of government between the state, towns and villages, the County of Suffolk has a potentially more important role to play going forward as an entity that can help coordinate between these other levels of government to reduce redundancy and enable redirection of funding.
Suffolk County's principle mission is to protect the health and safety of its residents. This is expressed through the two largest expenditures in the Suffolk County Budget, which are public safety and the activities of the Department of Health. I have long advocated the use of the tool of public parkland acquisition to protect our drinking water which is also vital to our largest single industry which is agriculture - and will continue to do so as a member of the Environmental Trust Review Board, the Water Quality Board of Trustees, the Environment/Parks/Agriculture Committee, and the Public Safety Committee.
