Accomplishments

As Mayor, Sam Joshi has...

Police department increased to 199 officers, the largest police force in 18 years 73 officers have been hired or promoted in Mayor Joshi’s term.
Led the charge on the statewide crime bill passage. S-3006/3204, increase penalties for juveniles who commit home invasions and burglaries.
Hired 42 new firefighters bringing the total number of firefighters to 138
Built 2 new police substations, 1 in Oak Tree road, and 1 in Menlo Mall
Implemented real time video calls during 911 emergencies, and installed 130+ automated license plate readers.

Stabilizing Taxes brought the first tax decrease since 1988. While expanding services to the community.
Breaking up the internet monopoly in town by allowing Xfinity/Comcast to provide internet services.
Bringing in $19 Million in Federal, State, and Local grant money for projects and programs across the township.
Connecting residents with the Stay NJ program he championed, helping seniors save 50% on their property taxes.

Improving safety and efficiency in over 20(24 total) Intersections through the townships engineering department.
Building a brand new Recycling Center and Sewage facility.
Paving 48 Miles of roads.
Securing 1.6 million for EV passenger vehicles to facilitate the Light Transit Program currently being put together.
Invested in Sewer and water pipe infrastructure with 156 million in projects brought back.

Making improvements and upgrades to all 32 parks in Edison.
Improving 28 courts/ 10 Basketball Courts, 5 pickleball courts, 4 tennis courts, 9 sand volleyball courts.
Building a new football field at central ave and a new baseball field at Papaianni Park.
Opening the towns only two New Community Gardens.
Completing Edison’s first Splash Park for our families to enjoy.

Bringing back the Mr. Fix-It program. Providing nearly 3,000(2756 total) repairs since 2022.
Making transportation accessible for seniors by bringing back the Senior Transportation Program. Providing nearly 15,000(14,801 total).
Expanding to 2 Senior Centers.

Holding 146 community meetings in 2024 alone.
Instituting open office hours so residents and groups of concerned people can speak to the Mayor and administration about their issues.
Creating a portal on the cities website to easily reach out about complaints and a QR code to access it.
Holding over 400 Community Meetings over the course of his first term.