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Bio
Ken and his wife, Debra, moved to Wading River 30 years ago just after getting married and raised their children in Riverhead. Ken owns the Alexander-Rothwell Funeral Home in Wading River, allowing him to serve the residents in his hometown. He has been a volunteer firefighter for over 23 years. Now with a larger funeral home staff, Ken is able to transition to public service as a Town Councilman. He has now been given a great opportunity to give back to the town in which he has so grown to love. As a successful local businessman, Ken intends to utilize his knowledge to provide businesses in our town the ability to flourish, thereby keeping residential property taxes stable while maintaining our agricultural preservation and beauty.
Experience
Riverhead Town Councilman for the past 5 1/2 years. Successful business owner of Rothwell Funeral Homes the largest funeral provider on the East End of Long Island.
Campaign Phone
631-680-8984
1- To continue to preserve our agricultural heritage by preserving more land. 2- To utilize smart development to enhance our tax base and create high tech innovative jobs at our EPCAL site. 3- To support our Police Department & Fire Departments and continue to build a new Ambulance facility for our First Responders.
I have created an RFP for a new housing development site at our Railroad Plaza. This project will give priority approval to our first responders, veterans and residents with limited income to become potential first-time homebuyers.
The Riverhead IDA is a proven entity to entice new development and have created a greater long-term stronger tax base for our town. It has established requirements for employment through development projects. Yes, there are upfront tax breaks for a developer, but a long-term tax base strategy helps lesson the tax burden on town residents. However, overall tax incentives for development should have a dollar amount limit and time frame limit.
I am proud of our Police. As an accredited agency we follow all laws established in New York State. Our Police Department will provide protection and support when requested by any law enforcement agency. Local Police have no jurisdiction over Federal Agents.
I am working to preserve the 4H site on Sound Avenue in Baiting Hollow and a parcel of land located at 1458 Middle Road in Calverton - both for open space. Appraisals have been ordered on both sites as we begin to negotiate potential purchases.
