Highlights From This Week's Public City Council Meeting: 5/16/2022
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While Mayor Lee Kyriacou initially slated a Moment of Silence for COVID-19 deaths into the official agenda for the meeting, he added two more dedications in: a moment for the the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, and the shooting death in Beacon at Forrestal Heights on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Mayor Kyriacou called it a homicide. City Administrator Chris White expressed condolences to the family, and urged people to call the Beacon Police with any tips.
A Police Officer, Trevor Wood, was promoted to Detective. The affirmative vote was unanimous, with Councilmember Justice McCray abstaining from voting.
A Community Segment for the MLK Essay Contest was postponed due to the early dismissal of the schools to prepare for today’s thunderstorm.
The City of Beacon is moving forward with rehabilitation work for dams in order to keep the dams in good working order, and stop water seepage that is happening, as well improve run-off systems for increased rainfall so that there are no overflow issues. After revisiting the plans, the overall price was reduced.
