Taxes went up 9% and go up at a rate higher than inflation every year. What will you do about this?

1. Lack of downtown vision and center
2. Need for a village manager
3. Better parking management
4. Munimeters-why?

1. Government and merchants working together for common goals
2. Cohesiveness between reidents and merchants-on one path for the good of community
3. A healthy business community leads to a happy, strong village
4. Goal for Nyack to be a destination
5. Gate to Arts&Culture

1. Crumbling Infrastructure
2. Signage
3. Vision

1.    Infrastructure (true capital planning)

2.   Maintaining RS/healthy business district (not necessarily the same issue)

3.   Nyack Government-management of village employees

3.a. employees given direction/clear objectives regarding performance

3.b. stronger management/hands on direction of dept. heads re: budget

4.  Implementation of budgetary controls

4.i.e. purchase orders for over budget expenditures

1.  Crime

2.  Gang activity

3.  Planning

4.  After hours shenanigans (when bars close)

5.  Empty storefronts

1.  Empty storefronts

2.  Park space–NOT parking, parks!

3.  No market in town

4.  Support plans for Riverspace

5.  Violent crime

1. Improving the downtown including business opportunities, parking and upscale residential/mixed use
2. Improving the waterfront including Memorial Park and Marina
3. Riverspace