Meet Dave
I was born and raised in Greece, graduated from Bishop Kearney High School, and have always been proud to call this community home. My wife, Ariana, and I are raising our four children — Angelina, Sophia, Isabella, and Luciano — in the same neighborhood where I grew up. That gives me a personal stake in every decision I make. The parks my children play in, the roads they ride their bikes on, and the neighborhoods they call home are the same ones I work every day to improve.
Professionally, I work for Monroe County protecting critical infrastructure and public systems from cyber threats. Before that, I proudly served as a Deputy Sheriff Jailor — experiences that strengthened my commitment to public safety, accountability, and serving others.
Service has always been an important part of my life. I volunteered with the Lake Shore Fire Department for many years and continue supporting the department through community events and technology. I’ve also coached youth basketball and served on the Parish Council at Holy Cross. Today, I serve on the Buildings and Grounds and Safety and Security committees because I believe strong communities are built by neighbors who step up and give back.
As your Town Councilman, I’ve focused on the issues that matter most to our residents: supporting public safety, investing in our roads and infrastructure, preserving our history, protecting our neighborhoods, and ensuring your tax dollars are spent responsibly. I believe local government works best when it stays focused on local issues — not partisan politics or agendas driven by outside influences.
I’m seeking re-election because I believe Greece’s future should be shaped by the people who live here. Together, we can keep moving Greece forward while protecting the values that have made our town such a special place to live, work, and raise a family.
What I believe
The issues that matter most to our residents — and what I’m working on for the next term.
Local government works best when it stays focused on local issues — not partisan politics or agendas driven by outside influences. A drainage problem doesn’t have a party. Neither does a crosswalk or brush pickup.
I served as a Deputy Sheriff Jailor and volunteered with the Lake Shore Fire Department for many years. I still support the department through its community events and technology. The people who answer the call deserve a Town Board that answers theirs.
Paving, drainage, sidewalks — the things you only notice when they fail. Every street in this ward belongs to somebody, and whoever lives on it deserves the same attention as the next street over. That means keeping the road program funded, on schedule, and honest about what gets done and when.
Greece’s future should be shaped by the people who live here. That means listening to residents before decisions get made about their streets, not after.
We can grow without losing what makes this a place people are proud to be from. We brought back the Historic Preservation Board, which will help us save and teach our history. Keeping Greece, Greece isn’t nostalgia. It’s a choice we make one decision at a time.
Grants and outside funding do work that would otherwise land on your tax bill. I’ll keep going after every dollar Greece qualifies for, and say plainly what we spent and what we got for it.
That's the whole thing. Be reachable, be honest, be useful. Still your voice.
Promises
Three things. Here is where each one stands.
Enacted July 16, 2026. Greece has a five-member board again, dedicated to saving and teaching our history.
Still working on it. Our waterfront, our creeks and our green space deserve a standing set of eyes.
Still working on it. Next step: a town-wide public safety forum four times a year, with police, fire and EMS at one table.
The record
Open office hours for the First Ward, every month. Coffee, donuts, no agenda, no sign-up sheet. Bring whatever is on your mind.
In March 2024 the Town’s longtime kennel vendor declined to renew, leaving nowhere to house 100–120 stray and surrendered pets a year. The Town partnered with Chili in the meantime and built its own facility on Town-owned land. Moved the plumbing contract. It opened in January 2025.
Town Board minutes, May 16, 2024 (Res. #164) · Town of Greece announcement, January 22, 2025Voted to award the construction contracts to expand the Greece Police facility — the building our officers work out of every shift.
Town Board minutes, May 16, 2024 — Resolutions #165, #167, #168, #169The Center is where our kids take programs, our seniors gather, and neighbors rent a room to run a class. Moved the change that added a non-profit rate to its fee schedule — so a scout troop or a church group can afford the space.
Town Board minutes, April 16, 2026 — Resolution #95In 2024 our asphalt vendor told the Town it could not fulfill its bid. Moved to nullify that award and re-award to the next responsible bidder the same night, rather than lose a season. In 2026, moved to set the bid dates for the paving, concrete and asphalt programs and then to award them.
Town Board minutes, May 16, 2024 (Res. #173, #174) · March 19, 2026 (Res. #62) and April 16, 2026 (Res. #111)Moved to send out the RFP for a full engineering assessment — inspection, rehabilitation plan, and a real cost estimate. You find out what a bridge needs before it decides for you.
Town Board minutes, May 21, 2026 — Resolution #139Moved the Town’s application to New York’s Transportation Alternatives Program to design and rebuild the Route 390 Multi-Use Trail. Applications like this are how trail projects get paid for without local tax dollars.
Town Board minutes, February 19, 2026 — Resolution #40Greece receives an annual federal block grant, and the Board decides what it funds. Moved the resolution adopting the 2024 program, and in 2026 moved the resolution setting the public hearing so residents could weigh in before the money was committed.
Town Board minutes, May 16, 2024 (Res. #161) · April 16, 2026 (Res. #107) and May 21, 2026 (Res. #121)Moved to accept outside procedural audits of the Town Clerk, the Receiver of Taxes and the Justice Courts. Checking your own work is how you keep trust in the offices handling public money.
Town Board minutes, June 18, 2026 — Resolution #174Seconded the resolution setting the public hearing. The Board held it open across three meetings so residents could be heard, then voted unanimously to reconstitute a five-member board to save and teach our history.
Town Board minutes, April 16, 2026 (Res. #109) and July 16, 2026 (Res. #182a, Local Law #2 of 2026)A five-member board does this work together, and every one of these passed unanimously. None of it was done alone — but the ones marked “moved” were moved by me, and I’d cast every vote the same way again.
What’s next
One table, everyone at it — police, fire and EMS together, open to every resident of Greece. Not a presentation. A place to raise a concern, ask a question, and get an answer from the people who would actually respond.
Every funded position filled, every year. Response time is the whole ballgame in an emergency, and it depends on having the people.
Greece Police let caregivers register information about a loved one with autism, dementia, Down syndrome or a mental health condition, so it reaches the officer being dispatched. The program works. Not enough families know it exists.
If your street feels unsafe, the Town should measure it rather than guess. Real counts and real speed data, on the streets neighbors flag.
When fire and safety violations put people at risk, the Board should act and explain why. That standard does not change depending on who owns the building.
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