Policies Championed By Harckham Have Helped Local Communities
I am writing in support of state Sen. Pete Harckham’s re-election because his policies and priorities are good for our community. During his first term Sen. Harckham has improved Mount Pleasant and the broader district by securing needed funding, working to protect the environment and meeting residents’ needs during COVID-19.
Sen. Harckham has fought for increasing school aid by $1 billion and a permanent 2 percent property tax cap. He has obtained funding for veterans’ programs, local law enforcement agencies and first responders. He also secured over $27 million to support the district’s infrastructure, school districts, first responders, parks, libraries and health care clinics. In addition, he obtained $10 million in school aid to improve classrooms, expand pre-K programs and reduce class sizes.
Sen. Harckham is also committed to protecting our environment with an investment of $500 million for protecting fragile clean drinking water supplies, freshwater wetlands and marsh ecosystems. He sponsored a bill that protects 40,000 miles of waterways used for drinking water, fishing and recreation. He has worked to put New York on track toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 85 percent by 2050 to mitigate against climate change.
Sen. Harckham has been responsive to constituent needs during these challenging times. I am very concerned about food insecurity and appreciated his sponsorship of local food drives, including two in Mount Pleasant. Sixty volunteers, including myself, worked at these events where hundreds of people conveniently and safely dropped off more than 10,000 pounds of food to benefit our neighbors.
Ro Kinzler
Valhalla
