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Beacon raises parks budget above $1.1M and moves Beekman Street complete-streets design forward
Summary
Mayor said the 2026 parks and recreation operating budget exceeds $1,100,000, funding new youth and senior programming, and the city launched engineering design for the Beekman Street pedestrian and bicycling improvements with $3.6M in grant-funded construction support.
The mayor said the 2026 operating budget for Beacon's parks and recreation programs is over $1,100,000, marking the third consecutive year above $1 million and funding expanded youth and senior programming and a new summer camp at Memorial Park.
He also announced the engineering design phase for the Beekman Street pedestrian and bicycling improvement project—a complete-street upgrade from the train station to Route 90—and said the project has 95% grant funding for $3,600,000. The mayor said a county pedestrian facility inventory will be completed in April to inform sidewalk rehabilitation priorities.
