Steve Bellone, Babylon Town Supervisor

Steve Bellone was born in Queens on September 11, 1969. His family settled in North Babylon two years later. A graduate of North Babylon High School , he earned a BA degree at Queens College in 1991.

Enlisting in the US Army in 1992, Supervisor Bellone served as a Communications Specialist stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri . During his service in the Army, he was awarded commendations for meritorious service and earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration by attending night classes at Webster University. Supervisor Bellone earned his Law degree from Fordham University and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1999.

After his honorable discharge from the military, Supervisor Bellone was appointed by Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer to serve as his Community Service Aide in 1995. In 1997, he was elected to the Babylon Town Board in his first run for public office, defeating a two-term incumbent.  After serving a four year term on the Town Board, he was elected Babylon 's 30th Supervisor and took office in January of 2002.

Supervisor Bellone has proven to be effective in his fiscal leadership throughout his tenure as Supervisor, effectively freezing taxes, reducing the size of government, reducing the town’s debt burden and increasing its bond rating.  He has done this while taking on many ambitious projects to benefit the town. 

Under his leadership, the town undertook the largest road improvement program in its history, a five-year plan utilizing pavement recycling techniques that saves the town up to 30% of the cost of using traditional methods while not sacrificing quality. 

Since taking office, Supervisor Bellone has worked hard to make significant improvements to the town’s parks.  He has overseen the installation of five state-of-the-art all-weather turf sports fields throughout the town, a second story pavilion at Overlook Beach , a new pavilion and spray park at Venetian Shores in Lindenhurst and the construction of a new pool and spray park complex at Phelps Lane in North Babylon.  Improved Youth Centers have also been unveiled in North Babylon and West Babylon.

When it comes to environmental issues and dealing with our dependency on foreign oil Supervisor Bellone’s clean energy initiatives have been among the most comprehensive in the country. The town’s Clean Energy Action Plan includes the  purchase of hybrid vehicles, installation of biodiesel fuel in town facilities, purchasing 10% of the town’s electricity from wind power and the installation of solar panels at town facilities.  Additionally, he has introduced green building initiatives, including the construction of a zero energy home demonstration project to educate local contractors about green building techniques.

Quality of Life issues have been a major focus of Supervisor Bellone’s administration.  He created the Quality of Life Taskforce and the Babylon Community Court to target serial code offenders and shut down slumlords. These two programs have had dramatic results: illegal rooming houses have been shut down, abandoned buildings that have sat vacant for years have been leveled and properties all over town have been cleaned up.

The revitalization of the town’s downtown areas have also been important to Supervisor Bellone.  As part of the town’s downtown revitalization plan, decorative street lighting with hanging flower baskets have been installed in Deer Park, West Babylon, Copiague and North Amityville.  Decorative receptacles have been added to North Lindenhurst and other downtowns.

Historic Preservation is an issue that means much to Supervisor Bellone. He led the effort to purchase back Old Town Hall to save it from redevelopment proposals, after it had been privately owned for decades. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. The Town is developing a self-guided tour of Old Town Hall that will enable individuals or schools to tour the building and at the same time learn about the Town's history.

Supervisor Bellone is currently serving his third term as Town Supervisor.  He resides in West Babylon with his wife, Tracey and his daughter, Katherine Ann.