PROMOTE ECONOMIC VITALITY

• Promote, support and retain businesses in New Bethlehem
• Improve job opportunities throughout the community
• Identify and market New Bethlehem’s assets
  • work w/ Chamber, Trail, Redbank Ren & other community organizations
• Work toward a fiscally sound Borough organization while avoiding unnecessary tax increases
• Monitor employee performance
• Enforce collection of taxes, fees and solid waste bills
• Promote use of automatic bill pay for solid waste
• Update reserve schedule for equipment, buildings and vehicles
• Monitor finances and work with accounting and insurance professionals
• Negotiate contracts (Comcast, Lighting, Utilities, etc.)
• Maintain vehicle fleet and equipment
• Begin budget work in August
• Promote and support events that showcase the community
  • work w/ Chamber & other community organizations
• Work to increase the number of owner occupied homes
• Lobby and seek state and county assistance to deal with blight
• Lobby state to increase prevailing wage threshold above 1967 level to lower contract costs
• Seek and apply for grants as available
• Continue work on updating ordinances and zoning

SAFETY

• Continue work to eliminate drug trafficking
• Improve police visibility and effectiveness
• Develop standards for public safety services
• Improve traffic safety, replace signs and reduce congestion
• Maintain streets, plan for maintenance and repaving
• Improve proactive code enforcement efforts including sidewalk repairs
• Work to promote a safe community environment
• Lobby state to allow radar use by local police to control speeding
• Coordinate law enforcement with local communities
• Be prepared to deal with accidents, natural and man-made disasters
• Work with engineer, insurance, police on damaged traffic, light poles and signs
• Coordinate with gas line and other utility replacements

COMMUNITY AESTHETICS

• Improve gateways to the borough
• Improve signage and promote wayfinding
• Improve proactive code enforcement
• Improve building and grounds maintenance throughout the community
• Improve the appearance of the cemetery
  • Fundraise for stone repair and resetting
• Improve the image of the borough
• Improve customer service

GOVERNMENT MANDATES

• Begin work on Decennial census
• Update County Emergency Management Plan
• Review and comment on proposed County legislation
• Take required classes and tests (FEMA/PEMA)
• Review and comment on Penn Dot plans and actions

COMMUNICATIONS

• Enhance communication with public, organizations and businesses
• Respond promptly to citizen requests
• Promote, coordinate, and support events that showcase the community
  • work w/ Chamber & other community organizations
• Measure and improve citizen satisfaction
• Sponsor opportunities for public participation
• Update and digitize records
• Maintain communication with local municipalities, County, State and Federal Representatives