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Peekskill planning department updates council on $11 million in near‑term capital projects
Summary
Planning staff told the council the downtown Civic Hub, six intersection safety projects, municipal garage repairs and Riverfront Green Park improvements make up roughly $11 million in construction and are funded by grants; several resolutions and bid actions will come back to council.
The planning department presented a consolidated update on four capital projects expected to be completed or advanced in the next two years, staff told the Peekskill Common Council.
Peter Irwin said the set includes the downtown Civic Hub (DRI), intersection upgrades funded by the Mid Hudson Momentum Fund, structural and later aesthetic repairs to the municipal garages, and improvements at Riverfront Green Park. He said "these projects all have funding plans in place" and estimated the four projects total around $11 million in construction.
On the Downtown Civic Hub, Irwin said work is roughly 20% complete, underground work is finished and surface reconstruction is underway; staff expects part of the space to reopen to the public around July 31 with full completion near November 2026. Design work for six intersection safety projects is at about 30% and staff expects to reach 90% design this fall and begin construction in early 2027. For the municipal garages, bid documents for structural repairs will be issued this month with a September bid opening and a potential fall start if awards permit. Riverfront Green Park has an Army Corps construction permit in hand, but repeated severe flooding prompted a proposed $19,000 contract amendment with Matrix New World Engineering to add resiliency design and construction‑administration services; council was told a resolution to authorize that amendment will be before them next week.
Councilmembers asked about business access, pedestrian detours and schedule coordination; staff said they will continue community outreach and produce public information materials, including photos and videos, to explain closures and progress.
