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Councilwoman· 2026-01-01–2029-12-01 (month-level start: January 2026 sworn in January 1, 2026 by Governor Kathy Hochul per Common Council minutes of January 1, 2026; month-level end: December 2029, four-year council term per cityofpeekskillny.gov/570/Mayor-Common-Council)

Beverley Chang

Peekskill

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Term ending Dec 1, 2029.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
38
Total speaking time
1:21:19
Avg per meeting
2:08
Segments
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Top issues during term (16)(Business Jobs)

medium↑Mar 2026[35]

New Parking Kiosks and Passport Parking App

Unknown until vendor contracts are reviewed.

medium↓Aug 2026[25]

Business Improvement District Renewal

Renewal continues the BID assessment at its existing level for five more years.

medium↓Sep 2026[15]

Downtown Revitalization Fund Round III

$62,000 in state DRI funds available, with one grant up to $67,000 possible or split among smaller projects like $1,500 sign projects.

high↓May 2026[9]

Peekskill Kitchen Incubator Funding Gap

The project has a funding gap; about $157,000 of the $230,000 spent so far can be reimbursed by the federal EDA.

critical↓Sep 2026[5]

Kitchen incubator federal grant at risk

A bridge loan of about $1.5 million could carry interest-only payments in the six-figure annual range until a takeout loan or replacement grant funding is secured.

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Vacant storefront registry

Registration fees would cover administrative costs; owners face escrows up to $5,000 and daily fines for noncompliance.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Peekskill Business Initiative

medium↓May 2026[4]

Downtown/Waterfront Shuttle Funding

A $15,311 request from the IDA's roughly $35,000 discretionary budget was not approved.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Downtown/Waterfront Shuttle Program funding

$4,000 from PFDC, matching the BID's $4,000, plus City-funded bus wrapping and business sponsorships.

medium↓Jan 2026[2]

Deputy Mayor designation and succession order

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Vacant storefronts downtown

Could bring in registration fees to offset DPW, police, and code enforcement costs on vacant blocks.

high↓Jun 2026[2]

Kitchen incubator (PFKI) future and private operation

The project's revised budget is approaching the city's available local share, and the incubator has spent only about $13,000 this year.

medium↓May 2026[2]

PFKI Kitchen Incubator Federal Funding

Up to $5,000 in consultant fees authorized, with the City potentially advancing local match funds that would be reimbursed as new grants are secured.

medium↓May 2026[2]

Downtown pedestrian street closure

No direct city expenditure; merchants must hold permits and carry insurance.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

Cinco de Mayo street celebration

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Antonia Arts studio displacement

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