Accomplishments

• Largest tax reduction in Franklin's history.
• Taxes reduced by 17.25%. The MIL rate dropped from $8.17 to $6.76.
• When taxes went up 1.8%, Basil successfully froze the items that equaled the 1.8% increase to show his colleagues that the increase was not needed. It worked.
• Created The City of Franklin Senior Travel Program.
• Traffic lights were installed on 41st and Ryan Road.
• Traffic lights were installed on 27th and Puetz Road.
• New fire station in the 4th district reduced the paramedic and fire emergency response time from 8-9 minutes to 3-4 minutes.
• During construction of the new fire station in the 4th district on 60th Street, Basil devised a plan to house the firefighters in an empty warehouse building in the business park, at no cost to taxpayers.
• Worked with area residents to solve major drainage problems that in some cases had existed for the past 30 years. To this date no flooding has occurred.
• Believed that Franklin would attract high quality businesses like Northwestern Mutual Life and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-Franklin, instead of taking anything that comes along.

City of Franklin

• Elected to two terms as 4th District Alderman
• Member of Board of Health
• Member of Board of Public Works
• Member of Board of Review
• Member of Cable Television Commission
• Member of Community Development Authority
• Member of Economic Development Commission
• Member of Finance Committee
• Member of Licensing Committee
• Member of Technology Commission
• Member of Waste Facilities Sitting Commission
• Franklin resident since 1974