ELECT COSTANZA BARRETT VOIGT
Anthony Costanza
Supervisor
Phone:
850.586.3828
Email:
Address:
257 Cranbrooke Drive
Rochester, NY 14622
Age: 50
My Background
I’m a life-long resident of Irondequoit, having grown up on List Avenue. My parents moved to Irondequoit in 1974, the year I was born. My upbringing in Irondequoit was so positive that as soon as I retired from Active Duty U.S.A.F. service, I sought to return here to raise my son on the same sidewalks and playgrounds I played on 45 years ago.
Fatherhood is my crowning achievement. I’m a single father to a bright, mathematically gifted 10-year-old son named Enzo, who attends Rogers Middle School.
I graduated from West Irondequoit High School (National Honor Society) and attended Monroe Community College from 1992 to 1995, obtaining an Associate Degree in Science. I enlisted in the U.S.A.F. in 1997 as served in the Civil Engineering field until 2001. I attended SUNY Buffalo State from 2001 to 2003 where I graduated Summa Cumm Laude and earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics. I was President of the Buffalo State College Dead Economistic Society for both my junior and senior years. I was competitively selected to attend the U.S.A.F. Officer Training School in the fall of 2023 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on Oct 31, 2023.
My Professional Experience
As a decorated active-duty Air Force veteran, I served four combat tours in the Middle East and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. My military officer career culminated as a Commander and a Comptroller managing $5 billion, while my enlisted time was spent in Civil Engineering. During my time as a Company Grade Officer, I worked as a Cost Analyst, gaining exposure to federal land and infrastructure purchasing, assessment, taxation, and maintenance. These experiences inspired my service as Irondequoit’s Town Assessor. As the Town Assessor, I worked closely with residents, the County, and New York State to navigate complex home assessment issues left in the wake of the 2023 reassessment.
My Pledge to Irondequoit Residents
As your supervisor and board member I will apply my leadership skills to always do what is right, follow the law, listen to the will of the people, and take care of our residents with the upmost honor and integrity. Most importantly, I will uphold the rights of our residents according to our constitution and the laws.
Provide Access: As a citizen first, we have come to understand that the town whether be a staff member or an elected official operates with this “iron curtain” mentality and I pledge to change this. I want to hear from our residents and encourage everyone to reach out to me be it an email, a letter to my home, or a phone call to me so we can address concerns and solve problems that arise for our community with complete transparency.
Illegal Reassessment of 2023: Uncover and bring forward the illegal and wrongdoings from the 2023 Reassessment that forced 1000’s of homeowners to be assessed incorrectly. I am motivated to help educate our citizens on how taxes work and how homes are assessed, as well as provide transparency from the board and at the town level with this matter.
Reduce Crime: As your board member it is our duty to always know our communities are safe. As a big supporter of our great law enforcement, I want to make sure that they have all the resources to do their job effectively and efficiently.
Remove Inefficiencies at all Levels of Town Government: As a complaint-based town, Irondequoit takes very little initiative to rectify operations, and procedures. Typically, town staff and elected officials wait for complaints and apply all resources to these matters to keep the complainers happy. Very little investigating is done, and in our experience very little is done with respect to understanding the facts or the law. In many cases the town is quick to violate citizens' rights, break the law, or both to avoid negative PR. I pledge to change this and do what is right by all citizens, protect their rights, and follow the law all the time for everyone.