As Chairman and Member of Cortlandt's Parks Recreation & Conservation Advisory Board for 15 years, Jim was responsible for:
● Analyzing and making recommendations to Town Board & Planning Board and staff on recreation, parks & conservation issues;
● Drafted the PRC Advisory Board’s Long Range Plans in 2002 and 2012 as a tool to evaluate recreational opportunities in the Town, expand recreational offerings and to limit cost to taxpayers;
● Projects completed during tenure:
● Analyzing and making recommendations to Town Board & Planning Board and staff on recreation, parks & conservation issues;
● Drafted the PRC Advisory Board’s Long Range Plans in 2002 and 2012 as a tool to evaluate recreational opportunities in the Town, expand recreational offerings and to limit cost to taxpayers;
● Projects completed during tenure:
- New Youth Center (utilizing award winning design with indoor rock climbing wall, youth programming rooms, basketball, etc.);
- Roller rink with lights;
- Peter Cutignola Memorial Playground at the Youth Center
- Steven Hebert Memorial Skate Park at the Muriel H. Moribito Community Center
- Cortlandt Community Recreation Area (Croton Avenue) playground, basketball court and tennis court on a challenging site
- Sprout Brook Park Soccer Field and Little League Baseball Field;
- Sprout Brook Dog Park;
- CUE Program and multi-purpose room at Cortlandt Town Center;
- Oscawana Island Trails and boat and kayak launch;
- Hudson Highlands Gateway Park (352 acres);
- Town Access at Hollow Brook Golf Course (negotiated reduced golf rates for residents and access for Town outings and schools);
- Cortlandt Annual Family Fun Day;
- Martin Property Riverfront Recreation Center plans (including boat launch for residents, great lawn, riverfront trail, aviation-themed playground, etc.);
- Lake Meahagh Park upgrades -- upgraded recreation facility (including basketball, walkways, picnicking amenities and more);
- Buchanan*Cortlandt*Croton-on-Hudson (BCC) 9/11 Remembrance Memorial -- at Croton Landing on the banks of the Hudson River to commemorate the sacrifices of the residents from our area who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.