New Milford Mayor Sworn Into Office

New Milford mayor sworn into office

Shupe said he looks forward to bringing fresh and innovative ideas to his hometown.

“Being born and raised here, over the last 30 years, this town has changed quite a bit and right now were at a tipping point where I think with a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication from leaders, that we can improve quite a bit with economic development, with creating a stronger downtown and also with creating future leaders,” Shupe said.

At the top of his to-do list is creating new and better paying jobs.

“We need to bring some middle class jobs here,” Shupe said. “Unfortunately a lot of our younger leaders move away to other cities because the paycheck is higher, they have more opportunities for advancement, so we want to bring some jobs here where they can start at a comfortable wage. Also, just like any other city in the United States, we have some aging infrastructure so we need to make sure that were on top of the infrastructure.”

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