The platform

Five fights worth having.

Not promises — plans. Each one comes with the specific steps a Bondar administration will take, and two are already drafted as local laws you can read today.

End reckless overdevelopment

Town Hall approved hundreds of high-density units — over 500 in New City alone — with more in the pipeline, on roads, drains, and sewers that can’t support them. Eugene will stop the pile-on before your street is next.

What it means for you: No 500-unit surprise at the end of your street, and a commute that doesn’t get worse every year.

A 12-month zoning moratorium on Hamlet Center approvals — introduced Day One — while the town completes the traffic studies and environmental review the 2021 Comprehensive Plan required.

Modernize the zoning code so developers, not taxpayers, pay for the roads, drainage, and infrastructure their projects demand.

Reform the Planning Department and Zoning Board with experts dedicated to the town’s future — and require Project Labor Agreements on any IDA tax-break project.

Stabilize town property taxes

Under the current supervisor, the Town debt is $139M+ — with nearly $40,000 a day going to debt payments — on top of $250M+ in unfunded retiree obligations, while the Town Board repeatedly voted to raise taxes past the state’s 2% cap. Eugene will open the books, end the waste that’s already cost taxpayers millions, and stabilize your tax bill.

What it means for you: A town that audits itself before it bills you.

A full independent forensic audit — so residents finally see the town’s true fiscal condition.

Cut wasteful spending, reduce borrowing, and eliminate every patronage job handed out as a political favor.

Chase state and federal grants and developer contributions before ever reaching into residents’ pockets.

Cut red tape for Clarkstown’s small businesses — faster permits, simpler processes, and a Town Hall that treats local business as a partner, not a problem.

Enforce the codes

The rules on the books mean nothing when Town Hall won’t enforce them — illegal uses persist because the penalties are cheaper than the profits. Eugene will apply the codes to everyone, including the connected, so illegal uses end for good.

What it means for you: Your block stays the block you bought into — and your home’s value holds.

A Code Enforcement Task Force with Rockland County Health, CPS, and the District Attorney’s office.

Maximum penalties, court injunctions, and no settlements that let violators keep the profits — wrongdoers go to trial.

Condemnation of properties that are unsafe or uninhabitable. The pay-to-play era ends.

Implement term limits

The current supervisor voted for term limits, then sued the town to roll them back. Eugene will make them stick, so elected officials don’t become career politicians in our town.

What it means for you: A Town Hall where the job never turns into a career — and the promise residents were given is finally kept.

An ironclad term-limits law, introduced Day One and put to a public vote — the accountability measure residents were promised and never got.

No more town-funded litigation against the voters to undo limits already on the books.

Limits that apply to every elected town office, so no seat becomes a lifetime appointment.

Fully fund law enforcement

Public safety should never be a bargaining chip in a budget fight. Eugene will guarantee full funding for staffing, training, and equipment — so your family’s safety doesn’t depend on who’s in office.

What it means for you: Coverage and response times that hold steady no matter who wins an election.

Full funding for police staffing levels, training, and modern equipment — budgeted first, not last.

Pursue state and federal grants so first responders get the equipment they need without new pressure on your tax bill.

Coordinate police, code enforcement, and the District Attorney’s office so quality-of-life offenses actually get addressed.

Also on the agenda

Fix quality-of-life issues

Deteriorating roads, flooding, speeding on residential streets — reported, ignored, repeated. Every complaint will be investigated and resolved, not filed away.

Durable road repair built for long-term reliability, not election-season patch jobs.

Traffic-calming studies and devices where residents ask for them and they’re warranted.

Permanent flood mitigation: swales, drainage upgrades, permeable pavement, and capital projects that end the problem.

Radical transparency

Trust is earned. You’ll never have to wonder what Town Hall is doing with your money — because it will all be public, live, and searchable.

Every Town Council meeting livestreamed, plus routine unscripted “Ask Me Anything” sessions with Eugene and department heads.

A click-to-see platform: executed contracts, budgets, resolutions, and audits online.

Open Office Hours in every hamlet, and real answers to resident inquiries — not form letters.

Already drafted

Every promise, in writing.

Two complete local laws, drafted and published before Election Day — so you can read exactly what a Bondar administration will introduce on Day One.

Proposed Chapter 135

Home Improvement Contractor Registry

Protects homeowners from bad contractors: a $50,000 surety bond, deposit caps with escrow, a 3-day right to cancel, a restitution fund financed by contractors — not taxpayers — and a public searchable registry.

Read the full draft (PDF) →

Proposed Local Law · 2027

Zoning Moratorium

A 12-month pause on Hamlet Center development approvals while the town completes the supplemental environmental review, cumulative traffic study, impact-fee framework, and housing needs assessment it skipped.