Elect John Burin 9th District
Chemung County Legislator
"RESIDENTS FIRST"
Chemung County Legislator
"RESIDENTS FIRST"
Thank you so much to the voters of the 9th district for their support and giving me this opportunity to serve them. I am honored and humbled.
As the new legislator for the district, I will always do my best to keep residents informed and be their voice in the county legislature.
As the new legislator for the district, I will always do my best to keep residents informed and be their voice in the county legislature.
Click on the audio file below to hear John discuss the important issues facing our community with Frank Acomb on his radio show, "Frankly Speaking", from Tuesday, October 30th at 7:00am on WENY 1230 AM radio.
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Come join John for his last Town Hall meeting before the November 6th election. Wednesday, October 24th, 6:30 at the
White Eagles Club, 364 Millard St., Elmira.
Special Guest: Mr. David Vandermark
Former Chief Financial Officer
City of Elmira: 2007 - 2013
Topics for discussion will include:
New Sales Tax Allocation: How it impacts you
City/County Task Force: A plan for the future
Crime and Public Safety: What can be done
Update Senior Citizen and Veteran Property Tax Exemptions
Community: Residents First
White Eagles Club, 364 Millard St., Elmira.
Special Guest: Mr. David Vandermark
Former Chief Financial Officer
City of Elmira: 2007 - 2013
Topics for discussion will include:
New Sales Tax Allocation: How it impacts you
City/County Task Force: A plan for the future
Crime and Public Safety: What can be done
Update Senior Citizen and Veteran Property Tax Exemptions
Community: Residents First
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Thank you to everyone that supported me in the September primary race victory. I need your vote once again on November 6th!
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Please call me at 733-0798 for a yard sign or a ride to polls.
I have known John since kindergarten at St. Anthony’s through high school at EFA and we have remained close friends since. He was a leader then and he still is today. He is a man of high integrity and problem-solving abilities. His long and impressive record of public service demonstrate his dedication to Elmira and it’s betterment .Most notably he helped transform a crippling deficit into a major
surplus during his years as city manager.His superb leadership ability will help form consensus to get the important issues resolved . John is an honest man and is sincere in his concerns for the city as well as how to fix the problems. In my opinion you couldn’t find a more worthy servant for the county legislature to vote for. John will get it done. Vote John Burin for County Legislator.
Tom Moffe MD FACS
surplus during his years as city manager.His superb leadership ability will help form consensus to get the important issues resolved . John is an honest man and is sincere in his concerns for the city as well as how to fix the problems. In my opinion you couldn’t find a more worthy servant for the county legislature to vote for. John will get it done. Vote John Burin for County Legislator.
Tom Moffe MD FACS
Below is a letter I wrote and sent on 9/24/18 to every currently sitting Chemung County Legislator, providing my views of a revised sales tax allocation plan proposed by Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli on 9/4/18.
As voters, I also encourage you to read my letter and even more importantly, contact me with questions and comments. I want to hear from you! Thank you, John Burin
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Dear Chemung County Legislators,
I am writing you to request that the proposed sales tax allocation plan be tabled until January and a new plan developed and implemented that will enhance economic development and address City issues. I also ask that after reading this letter you take the time to visit my web page www.johnburin.com and click on my radio interview with Frank Acomb on 9/11/18 and also down load the pdf every_number which can be found at the bottom of my home page. I am confident that after visiting my web site you will have a greater appreciation of why in my opinion the proposed sales tax allocation plan has significant short comings.
In late 2009, the County Executive announced that he was putting together a group of business people to examine the income and expenses of all municipalities in Chemung County. The findings of this group would then be used to establish a revised sales tax allocation plan. On December 7, 2009, as City Manager I wrote a letter to the County Executive asking if I could be an occasional guest or a regular participant of the panel. The purpose of my request was to share with the panel the unique circumstances inherent with City government and ask that the information be a part of the final recommendations. I was not allowed to be a part of the panel nor was I ever asked any questions regarding City operations.
On April 1, 2010 I wrote a letter to the County Executives’ Co-Chairman-Chemung County Task Force, Mr. Michael Hosey and Mr. Donald Quick. The purpose of this letter was a second attempt to inform the task force of government operations that should be taken into consideration with any revised sales tax allocation plan. I was never contacted by the Co-Chairman or any member of the task force regarding the information set forth in my letter. Ironically, much of what was presented in my letter remains relevant today.
We are once again looking to revise the sales tax allocation. According to the Chemung County September 4th presentation, the towns and villages have an average fund balance of 55% while the City has a $4 million deficit. The new plan will provide additional revenue to municipalities with a fund balance while the City receives no additional funds. In my opinion this concept is unrealistic and politically charged.
With the recent announcement of the medical college as well as other development projects it is imperative that any reallocation plan provide funding to the City. Remember 38% of the City’s value is exempt from property taxes leaving 62% to pay 100% of the cost of providing services. It will take several years before the new developments in Elmira will pay property taxes. Please request a copy of the PILOT programs attached to the new developments. The lack of tax revenue from new development coupled with the fact that the City must also bear the cost of housing numerous regional facilities such as the Arena, County government offices, courts, hospital, psychiatric center and numerous others suggest additional funding to the city must be a part of a new plan.
It was the City of Elmira’s Empire Zone that spurred the development of Airport Corporate Park, Sikorski Hawk Works, Vulcraft, CVS and numerous other projects outside the City. The City’s Empires Zone leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars from private developers, created or retained thousands of jobs, the wages paid and spent locally produced millions of sales tax dollars ,the new construction produced millions of dollars of new tax base for the County and the wage tax credits gave the employers funds to reinvest in their company. If not for the City’s Empire Zone, Chemung County finances would be quite different today.
The County Executive expressed concern about a plan being in place no later than October 15th, in order for him to finalize the 2019 proposed budget and budget message. Although hard and true numbers are great to have for budgeting, in reality budgets are an estimate of future revenue and expenses based on historical data. 2019 sales tax revenue and allocations can be estimated with a budget message explaining the methodology. Budgeting and budgets are a fluid process and are typically amended over time.
In order to achieve the full economic benefits of development projects and build on the future, this new sales tax allocation must be revised to address issues that are unique to our County seat.
Please take a moment to visit my web site. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Respectfully yours;
John J Burin
1270 N Hoffman Rd.
Elmira, New York 14903
As voters, I also encourage you to read my letter and even more importantly, contact me with questions and comments. I want to hear from you! Thank you, John Burin
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Dear Chemung County Legislators,
I am writing you to request that the proposed sales tax allocation plan be tabled until January and a new plan developed and implemented that will enhance economic development and address City issues. I also ask that after reading this letter you take the time to visit my web page www.johnburin.com and click on my radio interview with Frank Acomb on 9/11/18 and also down load the pdf every_number which can be found at the bottom of my home page. I am confident that after visiting my web site you will have a greater appreciation of why in my opinion the proposed sales tax allocation plan has significant short comings.
In late 2009, the County Executive announced that he was putting together a group of business people to examine the income and expenses of all municipalities in Chemung County. The findings of this group would then be used to establish a revised sales tax allocation plan. On December 7, 2009, as City Manager I wrote a letter to the County Executive asking if I could be an occasional guest or a regular participant of the panel. The purpose of my request was to share with the panel the unique circumstances inherent with City government and ask that the information be a part of the final recommendations. I was not allowed to be a part of the panel nor was I ever asked any questions regarding City operations.
On April 1, 2010 I wrote a letter to the County Executives’ Co-Chairman-Chemung County Task Force, Mr. Michael Hosey and Mr. Donald Quick. The purpose of this letter was a second attempt to inform the task force of government operations that should be taken into consideration with any revised sales tax allocation plan. I was never contacted by the Co-Chairman or any member of the task force regarding the information set forth in my letter. Ironically, much of what was presented in my letter remains relevant today.
We are once again looking to revise the sales tax allocation. According to the Chemung County September 4th presentation, the towns and villages have an average fund balance of 55% while the City has a $4 million deficit. The new plan will provide additional revenue to municipalities with a fund balance while the City receives no additional funds. In my opinion this concept is unrealistic and politically charged.
With the recent announcement of the medical college as well as other development projects it is imperative that any reallocation plan provide funding to the City. Remember 38% of the City’s value is exempt from property taxes leaving 62% to pay 100% of the cost of providing services. It will take several years before the new developments in Elmira will pay property taxes. Please request a copy of the PILOT programs attached to the new developments. The lack of tax revenue from new development coupled with the fact that the City must also bear the cost of housing numerous regional facilities such as the Arena, County government offices, courts, hospital, psychiatric center and numerous others suggest additional funding to the city must be a part of a new plan.
It was the City of Elmira’s Empire Zone that spurred the development of Airport Corporate Park, Sikorski Hawk Works, Vulcraft, CVS and numerous other projects outside the City. The City’s Empires Zone leveraged hundreds of millions of dollars from private developers, created or retained thousands of jobs, the wages paid and spent locally produced millions of sales tax dollars ,the new construction produced millions of dollars of new tax base for the County and the wage tax credits gave the employers funds to reinvest in their company. If not for the City’s Empire Zone, Chemung County finances would be quite different today.
The County Executive expressed concern about a plan being in place no later than October 15th, in order for him to finalize the 2019 proposed budget and budget message. Although hard and true numbers are great to have for budgeting, in reality budgets are an estimate of future revenue and expenses based on historical data. 2019 sales tax revenue and allocations can be estimated with a budget message explaining the methodology. Budgeting and budgets are a fluid process and are typically amended over time.
In order to achieve the full economic benefits of development projects and build on the future, this new sales tax allocation must be revised to address issues that are unique to our County seat.
Please take a moment to visit my web site. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Respectfully yours;
John J Burin
1270 N Hoffman Rd.
Elmira, New York 14903
Click the audio file below to hear John on the Frankly Speaking radio show from September 11th.
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John Burin joined Frank Acomb on his radio show, "Frankly Speaking" on August 30th.
Click on the link below the photo to hear the audio from the show, where John discusses why he is running for county legislator and what experience he can bring to local government.
John will be back on with Frank again on September 11th at 7:30am on WENY 1230 AM radio.
Click on the link below the photo to hear the audio from the show, where John discusses why he is running for county legislator and what experience he can bring to local government.
John will be back on with Frank again on September 11th at 7:30am on WENY 1230 AM radio.
John Burin is running for the Chemung County Legislator seat in the 9th District. He has the experience, knowledge and ability to provide the type of leadership that promotes the long-needed collaborative approach to institute change. As City Manager he gained tremendous insight from the hurdles he faced. He understands that the county as a whole must confront the city’s challenges to promote growth and prosperity for the entire surrounding community. John’s only agenda is to improve the quality of life in an area where he grew up and worked his entire life. His moral compass points towards what is best for the residents, not a personal agenda. I worked with John for several years at the City and I observed first hand his thoughtful decision making and his straight forward approach to problems. He is a man of strong character and integrity who can provide leadership in a time when tough and even unpopular decisions may need to be made.
Please support John Burin as the Chemung County Legislator for the 9th District in the primary on September 13th.
Kimberlee Balok Middaugh
Please support John Burin as the Chemung County Legislator for the 9th District in the primary on September 13th.
Kimberlee Balok Middaugh
John Burin is running for Chemung County Legislator in the 9th District. We are reaching out to inform our fellow voters in that District that we wholeheartedly support John in this race.
John is, in plain words, a good man. We know him to be a man of integrity and great personal strength. He has the experience, the knowledge, and the desire to represent us, the residents of the 9th District.
His many years in public service, working as a member of a team and soliciting input from those affected by the issues, ARE INVALUABLE.
Please join us in voting for John Burin on Thursday, September 13th.
Bob and Philomena Mrkus
John is, in plain words, a good man. We know him to be a man of integrity and great personal strength. He has the experience, the knowledge, and the desire to represent us, the residents of the 9th District.
His many years in public service, working as a member of a team and soliciting input from those affected by the issues, ARE INVALUABLE.
Please join us in voting for John Burin on Thursday, September 13th.
Bob and Philomena Mrkus
Dear Fellow 9th Legislative District Voter,
I am writing this letter in support of John Burin in his candidacy for the Chemung County Legislature 9th District. John is a lifelong resident of our community, and is a person who truly cares about this place we call home. His years of employment with the City of Elmira, including his tenure as the City Manager, make him uniquely qualified for this position as he is very familiar with the challenges that we as a community face now and will face in the coming years. His ability to think outside the box and be creative are assets that will serve him well in this new role. His transparency, community loyalty and availability are traits that we as constituents of the district will truly appreciate. Please join me in voting for John Burin on Thursday, September 13th.
Mike “Robby” Robertson
I am writing this letter in support of John Burin in his candidacy for the Chemung County Legislature 9th District. John is a lifelong resident of our community, and is a person who truly cares about this place we call home. His years of employment with the City of Elmira, including his tenure as the City Manager, make him uniquely qualified for this position as he is very familiar with the challenges that we as a community face now and will face in the coming years. His ability to think outside the box and be creative are assets that will serve him well in this new role. His transparency, community loyalty and availability are traits that we as constituents of the district will truly appreciate. Please join me in voting for John Burin on Thursday, September 13th.
Mike “Robby” Robertson
The voters in the Chemung County 9th Legislative District have an exciting opportunity Thursday, September 13th. They have the opportunity to vote for John Burin to represent them on the County Legislature. John brings a wealth of experience that few others can match. As an assessor, John knows the value of property and the significant impact that a strong local economy can have on the taxpayer. As Elmira City Manager, John was able to turn a significant deficit into a surplus. Please join me in supporting John Burin and bringing his experience and knowledge to the Chemung County Legislature.
Scott Drake
Retired Chief of Police Elmira Police Department
Elmira, New York
Scott Drake
Retired Chief of Police Elmira Police Department
Elmira, New York
9TH DISTRICT CANDIDATE JOHN BURIN FOR CHEMUNG COUNTY LEGISLATOR
David Vandermark
Former Elmira City Chamberlain
- John Burin is the most qualified candidate running for office in Chemung County. He understands the issues, is budget savvy and will work with others to achieve the right outcome for all. John was Elmira City Manager from 2006 thru 2013 at a time when things were financially stressed, and he led the City to financial stability. His message to the voters of the 9th District is straight forward and concise.
- John is a man who will not sugarcoat the issues to avoid a confrontation but will take the issues head-on one at a time. I worked very closely with John through his bout with cancer and saw how he fought to overcome the disease while working to eliminate the financial deficits at City Hall. I believe in this man and I know he will do a great job for the 9th District as a County Legislator.
- He will listen to your point of view even if he does not agree with it and evaluate your concerns accordingly and is willing to change his mind if you are correct. John is a man of integrity, honesty and has a great desire to make Chemung County a better place to live and work.
- I urge the voters of the 9th District to get out and VOTE for John on September 13th. John Burin will work hard for you and all of Chemung County.
David Vandermark
Former Elmira City Chamberlain
