Mayor· 2022-01-01–2027-12-01 (month-level start: January 2022 first elected mayor November 2021 per The Examiner 2021 election coverage, re-elected 2023 and 2025 and sworn in again January 1, 2026 per Common Council minutes; month-level end: December 2027, two-year mayoral term per cityofpeekskillny.gov/570/Mayor-Common-Council)
Vivian C. McKenzie
Peekskill
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 39
- Total speaking time
- 5:48:46
- Avg per meeting
- 8:57
- Segments
- 6942
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
41 North Division Street project closing
Historic tax credits are filling a 30-50% budget gap from construction bids, and the project could start demo this year.
Affordable Housing Consultant Contract
Paid hourly from an existing budget account, with an estimated three to seven engagements per year.
Affordable Housing at 901 Main Street
$3.8 million impact fee to the city plus $10,000/year to the PFDC, with a partial property tax abatement through the PILOT.
158-unit affordable housing at former White Plains Linen site
The project only pencils with LIHTC and state subsidies; major downsizing could make it financially unviable, developers warned.
Downtown façade and storefront alterations
The owner faces potential costs to repaint or replace siding and enhance landscaping.
Fern Tree façade and the painting of historic brick
A mistaken mural precedent could shape what owners spend — and expect to get away with — on storefront designs downtown.
41 North Division Street Redevelopment PILOT
The otherwise fully tax-exempt project will pay an impact fee starting at $33,000/year rising 3% annually; a related $1.8M grant supports garage improvements.
Workforce housing on Frost Lane
A fee in lieu payment to the city could be substituted for the two required units.
Construction phasing and financial safeguards at Frost Lane
A performance bond could be required to protect the city and neighbors if the developer walks away.
Stuhr Gardens Affordable Housing Refinancing
No change to the city's impact fee terms; the original bonds totaled $7.2 million.
Deteriorated windows at 38 North Division Street
Work is funded in part through a state DRI grant and may unlock historic tax credits for the owner.
418 N. Division Street special permit
The tenants keep their livelihoods; the owner avoids an estimated three-quarter-million-dollar redevelopment cost that would have added school-age residents and traffic.
Wells Fargo signage replacement at 920 South Street
Costs are borne by Wells Fargo Corporate Properties Group; no city spending is indicated.
Stuhr Gardens Bond Redemption and Refinancing
The IDA collects a $10,000 fee (10% of the mortgage recording tax benefit), and the city's PILOT and impact fee revenues are untouched.
Comprehensive plan update
Broad Howard Affordable Housing Project
The proposed PILOT-and-impact-fee structure is being negotiated to approximate full tax payments over the exemption period.
Broad Howard development (57 units)
A PILOT with an upfront impact fee is being negotiated to protect city tax base and services.
Section 8 program annual plan
Sale of 946 Second Street and surplus property policy
Sale price and terms undetermined; the city seeks fair market value for the parcel.
Downtown signage and historic character
Unapproved installations may have to be removed at the bank's expense.
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while McKenzie was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.