Bill Burton
County Legislator
Bill has lived in Ossining since 1985 and has long been involved in the community, coaching youth sports and working for various local elected officials.
He was elected Ossining Town Supervisor in 1991. During his six-year tenure, Bill cut taxes in five of his annual budgets and managed to eliminate overlapping government departments by consolidating services with the Village of Ossining. His leadership led to the purchase of Cedar Lane Park, the first acquisition of recreational land by the town in nearly 20 years. His ideas on how to resolve septic problems along the town’s North State Road commercial corridor spurred economic development. In his six years as Supervisor, Town taxes were reduced 5 times.
Bill was elected County Legislator from the Ossining-Briarcliff-Croton-Cortlandt area in 2005. He considers this position to be an opportunity to pursue his passion of making government work for people. Bill believes in low tax increases, making sure that County infrastructure and the "safety net" are maintained, making the Hudson River a safe place for its residents to work, live, and play, and affordable housing. He currently chairs two committees, the Housing, Planning, & Operations committee and the Appointments committee.
