Mayor’s Village View
The past 10 years have been very exciting and rewarding for me, as I have had the honor to be the Mayor of this wonderful Village. We have seen changes take place in the village during the decade, many of which are readily apparent when traveling the Village streets. In addition, other improvements were made behind the scene to increase the efficiency of the day-to-day operations of the village. Among the most notable of these improvements are:
- The complete reconstruction of Main Street including the installation of historic lighting fixtures.
- The repaving of Broad Street with the addition of curbs (at no cost to village taxpayers).
- The repaving of most village streets
- The replacement of the Smith Street retaining wall with a modern, safe wall with a truly historic look.
- Repair and reconstruction of the entrance and front facade of Van Wyck Hall Village Hall to return to the original design of 1898.
- We adopted an updated Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Fishkill in 2009..
Increases in daily operations of the Village government include the following:
- Elimination of the contract operation of the water and sewer systems, which put control in the hands of village employees and led to cost savings.
- Completion of the phase I upgrade of the Waste Water Treatment facility with phase II now in the planning stages.
- Partnering with New York State Department of Transportation and the Dutchess County Department of Planning to commission a comprehensive traffic study and then holding several public hearings with Village residents to determine a strategy to implement the recommendations.
- We repaired/replaced the old Carghill water main which was acquired at no cost from the city of Beacon, creating a completely independent secondary water feed to the village.
What’s in the future for the Village of Fishkill?
- We secured a matching $100,000 NYS Parks Grant for up-grades to our Sara Taylor Park. Construction work will be completed in early 2010 and include a pavilion and children’s playground.
- We drilled and received approval to use Village well #11 at our well field. This will virtually double our allotted output when placed online.
- Since the floods of 2005 and 2007 that devastated Elm Street, we have been working with the Army Corps of Engineers, NYS DEC, Town of Fishkill and Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District to clean “snags” from Fishkill Creek within the Town limits. We continue this effort in the hope of reducing the chance of flooding during normal rain events.
- With over $230,000.00 in Community Development Grant Funds and Village funds, we have completed phase I of the Elm Street Drainage Project, this project completely replaced the stormwater drainage system and re-paved the roads. Phase II will encompass the installation of a pumping system.
- The renovation of a building on Wood Place to house our Police Department, which will alleviate the overcrowding conditions at Village Hall, is underway.
We will continue to be progressive in our approach to guiding the Village of Fishkill into the future while being diligent in preserving its historic character.
James J. (Jim) Miccio
Mayor 1999-
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