President’s Message

A message from newly appointed NCVOA president, Steven Weinberg, Mayor of Thomaston:

I am honored to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors, who we owe a debt of gratitude for the renewed and continued focus of a dynamic NCVOA.

For those who do not know me, I am a family man. I have been married to my wife Raquel for 26 years, and I have three children. My daughter Brooke is a Hofstra University graduate for college and law school and works as an entertainment lawyer, my son Harrison just graduated from Webb Institute and is going to work at SpaceX, and my son Sam is attending Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Engineering to be a pilot. I am a member of Gottesman, Wolgel, Flynn, & Weinberg, PC, representing surety companies, receivers, and a general practice.

My priorities as president:

Communication: We are continuously updating Facebook. Long gone are the days of newsletters. There will be announcements, notice of meetings, meeting materials, grant opportunities, programs, advocacy, photos, and so much more!

Our goal is for village officials to learn about something new or learn about a program or service to save taxpayer dollars. At the end of the day, it is village government that delivers better service to its residents for less.

Advocacy: NCVOA is the leading association of 64 villages, having an alliance with the Suffolk County Village Officials Association (SCVOA) and New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM). We work to advocate and protect the rights, benefits, and privileges of local municipalities, and we will continue to protect home rule and local zoning.

We will call on each one of you to support NCVOA advocacy as we inform you of legislative and executive measures that help, or those that hurt, villages to make local government work better for  main street infrastructure, downtown housing, and our bedroom communities, maintaining the beauty of our neighborhoods.

Programs: This brings us back to dynamic programs for future meetings, such as grant programs and the application process, SEQRA review based upon recent state law amendments, real estate assessments, NCPD policing, cybersecurity and crime, SCVOA and NYCOM priorities, lobbying, and more as issues and developments arise!

Please bring someone new to one NCVOA meeting. All of us together will continue the growth and strength of the NCVOA.

Thank you for your trust and support. We look forward to a vibrant year!

Steven Weinberg