Last week Senator Fred Akshar released his Community Voice Survey in an effort to gather opinions from his constituents on close to a dozen state issues facing the 52nd Senate District.
“The only way we can be successful as a community is when local representatives actively work to make sure the hardworking people they represent can be heard,” said Akshar.
The Survey was mailed to thousands of households across the 52nd Senate District, but can also be completed easily online at Akshar.NYSenate.Gov.
The Survey follows a series of Pop-Up Office Events held in eight locations across the district, drawing crowds ranging from 10 to 80 people to discuss various issues, from tax relief to school funding to the heroin epidemic.
“Since starting my new job in November, it’s been my honor to travel across our 52nd Senate District and listen to business owners, teachers, families and taxpayers,” said Akshar. “I’ve also been blessed to have lots of meaningful conversations on local issues at our Pop-Up Office events everywhere from the Whole in the Wall restaurant in Binghamton, to the McDonough American Legion, to the Owego Kitchen in downtown Owego.”
“But there’s always more I can learn.”
Akshar has used a steady schedule of community engagement events to craft his legislative agenda, including his Small Business Jobs Revitalization Act introduced earlier this year, his support for the Planting Seeds Initiative to promote local Upstate farms and his opposition to Governor Cuomo’s proposed $15/hour minimum wage hike.
