Robert Tepper
Taxes and fees imposed by City government have spiraled out of control. In the past two years we have seen a massive increase in water/sewer fees, trash collection fees and recreation fees. I will fight for sound financial management.
Overdevelopment has been a serious problem for several years in Long Beach. Our city should be more than just new buildings and condos. I will work to preserve open space and address parking and traffic concerns.
We pay so much to live in Long Beach, but the streets are filled with trash, the parks are poorly maintained and our recreation center is in disrepair. We can do better and I will make improving our quality of life a top priority.
Denise Tangney
I was born in the Bronx and summered in Long Beach since 1952. I met my husband Christopher, a lifetime resident, married and raised my three children Jennifer, Thomas, and Lisa. In 1982 there was a void in affordable early-childhood programs and a total absence of after-school programs. I convinced the city to take on this formidable service; thus beginning the innovative Sandbox Pre-K and after school program.
I moved on to teach in the Long Beach School District as a classroom teacher and teacher-in-charge. During my tenure I administered a mentor program funded by the Department of Juvenile Justice and recently retired as a Title I math specialist.
The needs of children and families have always been important to me. Those needs are in constant flux and it is imperative that the City be visionary and creative in anticipating and answering them. We need government that is constantly answerable and accountable to its citizens.
It is not enough to have a Master Plan. It is incumbent for the City to follow its Charter and have qualified personnel to implement such a plan. The implementation should have an accountable end date and the creative response in finding funding sources from the myriad of grants available, lessening the burden on taxpayers. Promoting projects that are for the public use, fiscally self-sustaining, and beautiful, would be a top priority! A cultural arts center, promoting the visual and preforming arts, is long overdue.
Leonard G. Remo
As a life long resident of the City of Long Beach, Councilman Leonard Remo is a successful local businessman. After graduating from Cornell University and the New York Restaurant School, Lenny returned to Long Beach where he opened the TKOPS series of popular restaurants and a cooking school. During that time he decided to give back to the community by running for public office.
Elected to a four year Council seat in 2001, Lenny helped the City deal with an antiquated infrastructure and started on a three phase renovation of the Recreation Center. Unfortunately, over the past two years that progress has been halted. Upon his return to office, Councilman Remo will make the roads, sewers and Recreation Center his top priority while insuring that the City's spending is brought under tighter financial controls.
Rob Solomon
Rob Solomon, a Long Beach attorney, small business owner, and former Long Beach City School Board Trustee, vowed to join with Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and Democratic Legislators to end the decades of Republican machine rule that threatens the suburban quality of life of residents of Long Beach, Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach, Point Lookout, Island Park and Oceanside.
As a former Long Beach City School Board Trustee, Solomon fought to keep school taxes low and to put computers in the classrooms. He served five years as President of the Long Beach Lawyers' Association. He is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and the Duke University School of Law. Mr. Solomon currently serves as attorney for the Long Beach Volunteer Fire Department, and served on the Board of Trustees of the Long Beach Medical Center. An active member of the Lido Beach Synagogue, Solomon has also coached Long Beach Recreation basketball, sponsored youth sports and community groups for many years, and is a former president of the Lido Homes Civic Association.
Solomon and his wife, Felicia Smith Solomon, have deep roots in the Fourth Legislative District. Both are long-time residents of Long Beach and Felicia's parents, Bob and Rita Smith, have been residents of Long Beach for over 50 years. Rob and Felicia have two sons, Zachary and Alex, who attend Long Beach City Schools.
Mona Goodman
Councilwoman Mona Goodman is currently finishing her first term on the Long Beach City Council. Elected with the Coalition during the historic 2003 election Mona has been instrumental in freezing property taxes for two years in a row and hiring a professional planning firm to help formulate a Master Plan to help stop the overdevelopment in the City. Mona was appointed the Council Liaison to the Police Department. When re-elected she will continue the fight against the effects of the Democrat Clubhouse's development blunders and she will continue to fight for tax relief for Long Beach's hard working residents.
Raymond Jude Ellmer
Ray is a life-long resident of Long Beach, currently residing in the Seaview Terrace, a high-rise cooperative on West Broadway. Ray is a successful attorney who specializes in protecting the rights of senior citizens. Ray is on the Board of Trustees of the Long Beach Medical Center and on the Board of Directors of Seaview Terrace. Ray is also the Chairman of the Board of Ethics of the City of Long Beach. Ray has been a Long Beach ocean lifeguard for the past 20 years. Once elected to the City Council, Ray will use his leadership and management skills by focusing on easing the tax burden on local taxpayers, continuing the present administration's fight against overdevelopment and implementing the Master Plan which is currently being constructed to protect the city against future overdevelopment. Ray will also work with the administration to insure the storm damage reduction project protects our community while preserving our shoreline's natural beauty.
Valerie Buscemi
Valerie is the daughter of the late City Councilman Edmund Buscemi. Valerie is a highly decorated retired New York City Detective who now is a Teaching Assistant for Special Education students in the Long Beach City School District. A resident of the West End with her husband Bill, Valerie intends to follow in her father's footsteps by ensuring that our local government holds itself to the highest ethical standards, and protecting the environment and its precious natural resources. As a Councilmember, Valerie will look to enhance programs for the elderly and the children in our community. Like her running mates, Valerie feels strongly that residents in Long Beach should not be taxed out of their homes and she will seek tax relief from all potential sources. She has vowed to become a champion against the overdevelopment of our City and wants make sure that City Hall never returns to the scandal, intimidation, and clubhouse politics of the previous Democratic Clubhouse led administrations which he father was so openly critical of.
Denise Ford
Denise Ford was elected to represent the 4th Legislative District after an upset victory in 2003. The 4th District includes the City of Long Beach, Lido Beach, Atlantic Beach, Point Lookout and parts of Oceanside and Island Park.
Ford currently serves on the Finance Committee, the Environment Committee, the Towns, Villages and Cities Committee, the Planning and Development Committee and is a ranking member of the Public Safety Committee.
Legislator Ford has been a resident of the Long Beach community for 25 years and has long been active in her West End neighborhood. Ms. Ford recently stepped down as the President of the West End Neighbors Civic Association to assume her role in the Legislature. She is also a member of the Kiwanis, League of Women Voters, the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Long Beach Historical Society. In addition, Ms. Ford retired from the telephone company in 1999 after 25 years of loyal service as both a technician and a shop steward in Locals 1101 & 1106.
