City of Poughkeepsie Receives NYCOM Award

POUGHKEEPSIE– The New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) selected the City of Poughkeepsie as a first place winner of NYCOM’s Local Government Achievement Awards. The awards program, in its 31st year, recognized Poughkeepsie for its Transit Consolidation for Sustainability project.

In commenting on the award, NYCOM President James Miccio, Mayor of the Village of Fishkill, stated: “The City of Poughkeepsie is to be commended for its desire to improve City services as well as the City’s finances through this extraordinary example of intergovernmental collaboration. The Transit Consolidation for Sustainability project will benefit Poughkeepsie for years to come and is just one example of how local officials continue to work diligently to enhance their communities and the quality of life for their residents. I would like to congratulate Mayor Rolison on this tremendous accomplishment.”

The City of Poughkeepsie worked with Duchess County and consolidated their two transit systems. Since the City’s system was experiencing declining ridership and was a drain on the City’s finances, this consolidation will not only save the City money, but has resulted in a significantly improved County bus service which will benefit the many riders who use it.

The Village of Corinth was also selected as a first place winner for its Corinth Infrastructure Improvement Program. Second place awards went to the City of Kingston for its City of Kingston/Kingston City School District Partnering Together to Make a Difference project and the Village of Clyde for its Lauraville Landing Park.

The award was presented on May 6, 2017 at NYCOM’s Annual Meeting in Saratoga Springs. NYCOM represents 575 cities and villages in New York State and has been in existence since 1910.