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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Peekskill public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Civic Roots Westchester Grant Partnership
Peekskill is partnering with an environmental group to apply for grant money to build a local volunteer network for climate and tree initiatives.
2026 Street Tree Planting
Peekskill is wrapping up a grant-funded urban forestry plan and is planting 87 trees this fall — more than planned and under budget — targeting the hottest, most paved neighborhoods. The plan recommends appointing a single city tree manager and moving to a proactive five-year maintenance cycle.
Peekskill Views 24-unit Frost Lane development — stormwater and water main risk
Residents describe a narrow street, dangerous intersections and drivers blowing through stop signs. Commissioners asked the applicant for an updated traffic memo reflecting the new second entrance and current conditions.
Solar panels on the reservoir
A 1.68 MW floating solar project is proposed on the reservoir that holds Peekskill's pre-treatment drinking water. Supporters tout $2.8 million in community benefits and bill discounts; opponents fear microplastic and PFAS contamination of water serving 25,000 residents. No vote has been taken and the review will continue over multiple meetings.
Gas Powered Leaf Blower Ban
Peekskill backed a Westchester County summer ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, citing noise and environmental health concerns from two-stroke engines.
$3 million Green Innovation Grant for riverfront green infrastructure
The city just won a $3 million GIGP grant to design and build bioretention, tree trenches, rainwater harvesting, and streambank stabilization along the riverfront. Engineers cautioned the money won't stretch as far as it sounds, so projects will need prioritizing.
Hollow Brook Creek watershed protection
A resident living near McGregor Brook described overgrown foliage, trash, and even homeless encampments in the underground culverts behind the Green Acres condos, worsening flooding. Engineers will add a debris-management recommendation tied to a proposed citywide storm-drain inventory.
Riverfront flood mitigation grant
Peekskill landed a $3 million state grant to reduce riverfront flooding by treating waterways like McGregor Brook upstream so floodwater slows before it hits the riverfront.
Campfield Reservoir floating solar array
Working Power's proposed floating solar array at the Lindbergh Place reservoir moves to Planning Commission environmental review. One resident raised drinking-water and health concerns; the public hearing happens before the Planning Commission.
Geothermal feasibility study
The city will spend $25,000 — matched by NYSERDA — to study whether geothermal heating and cooling could serve the police station, neighborhood center and library, potentially expanding to other municipal buildings.