PEEKSKILL – The state has awarded $50,000 to the City of Peekskill for design of a planned Community HUB, a campus of facilities adjacent to City Hall on Main Street.
State Senator Pete Harkham, who secured the funding, said it will “help jumpstart an initiative to create municipal space that will serve residents and business owners.”
The project will design the adaptive reuse of the Hook and Ladder Firehouse, the city’s second oldest fire company, which was organized in 1831 – its building dates to the 19th century.
The HUB design will also include reuse of ancillary buildings connected to the firehouse, and the Peekskill Neighborhood Center across the street.
Eventually the HUB will house a workforce development center geared toward training in the food services industry, a professional restaurant training facility, two kitchen areas, dining spaces and an area a for senior services.
Mayor Vivian McKenzie said the funding will be used “to re-imagine the space and design a community space that provides proper facilities for a multitude of programs, whether they be for youth, health enthusiasts, people in need of specific services or just community gathering spaces.”
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