Peekskill launches 16‑month comprehensive‑plan process with resident advisory committee

City planning staff and consultants described a community‑driven process to update Peekskill’s comprehensive plan, which staff said will take about 16 months and produce a land‑use and implementation framework to guide growth in housing, transportation, resiliency and economic development. Planning Director Carol Samuil introduced Interborough principal Dan Dioka, who said the plan will “translate community input and data … into implementable plans,” and project manager Justin Paul Ware laid out a governance structure that includes a staff‑appointed steering committee and a 12‑member resident advisory committee.