Jobs are Up

• Hit a record-low unemployment rate of 3.4 percent

• Passed LERTA with $374M reinvested in city

• Business Revolving Loan Funds increased to $25M

• Created grant and loan programs for small businesses and homeowners

• Achieved CRIZ designation

• Invested in scores of economic and community development initiatives such as EMI, Savocchio Opportunity Park, and the Eagle’s Nest Athletic Center

• Helped create 2,400 new jobs, 440 new employers

Crime is Down

• Decreased homicides by 57% & shootings by 67%

• Solved 100% of homicides in last 3 years

• Greatly expanded Police Athletic League (PAL) & COP youth initiatives

• Deployed state-of-the-art technology for Erie Police Department

• Purchased public safety complex

• Obtained command & response vehicles

• Reinstated Crisis Car, Juvenile & K-9 units

City Finances are Stable

• NO city tax increases for 6 years

• Secured more than $120M grant funding

• Paid down $86.3M in city's debt

• Solved city's pension problem

• Turned projected 2024 General Fund deficit of $24M into a SURPLUS of $2M