NEW YORK STATE SENATE — Westchester County – District 40 — Pete Harckham (D) Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester

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Peter “Pete” Harckham is the state senator for the 40th district of the New York State Senate. A Democrat, Harckham was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Terrence Murphy. The district includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley

Pete Harckham (D)

Chairman of Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse

40th Senate District
District 40 Map

Contact Information

Website
Facebook
Twitter @SenatorHarckham

District Office 

40 Gleneida Avenue3rd FloorCarmel, NY 10512(845) 225-3025

Temporary Westchester Office

(914) 241-4600

Albany Office

188 State Street
Room 812
Albany, NY 12247
Phone: 518-455-3111
Fax: 518-426-6977

Committee Membership

Peter Harckham grew up in the Hudson Valley, residing in Rockland County for most of his childhood.

He attended Clarkstown High School North, before attending Dickinson College, where he graduated in English.

Harckham began his career in the advertising sector.

Prior to elected office, Harckham served as President for a not for profit housing corporation that builds affordable housing in northern Westchester County.

Prior to that, Harckham served as Vice Chair of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, a San Francisco based private foundation that supports the sustainable management of natural resources.

In 2007, Harckham was first elected to the Westchester County Board of Legislators, winning again in 2009, 2011, and 2013.

He served for four terms as a county legislator, including two terms as Democratic Majority Leader.

He ran unsuccessfully for the New York State Assembly in a 2010 special election.

In 2015 he left the legislature to work in the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as assistant director of the Office of Community Renewal. In that position he helped administer grants in the lower Hudson Valley.

In 2018, Harckham ran against incumbent Republican state Senator Terrence Murphy, who had represented the seat since 2015.

In an overwhelmingly Democratic year, Harckham defeated Murphy, 51% to 49%.

Harckham’s campaign site

CABLE TV: “Yonkers Newswire” Editor Brian Harrod Interviewed #PeteHarckham on the “Westchester County Roundup” Cable TV Show That Airs On Altice’s #Cablevision And Verizion’s #FIOS today.

PUBLIC ACCESS TV: Former Westchester County Legislature Majority Leader #PeterHarckham is a candidate for NYS Senate in District 40, which covers Westchester and a big chunk of the #HudsonValley

Village of Buchanan – Kevin Hay – 5 Stars

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Kevin Hay

1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:

Village of Buchanan Clerk Kevin Hay runs an exceptionally fast public records management office that is professionally run and customer focused. Mr. Hay goes out of his way to respond quickly to Freedom of Information Requests for public documents.

Accountability and transparancy are a high priority with Mr. Hay and for that reason we give him and his office a Five Star rating.

2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests

VillageClerk@villageofbuchanan.com

3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests

Village Clerk
236 Tate Avenue
Buchanan, NY 10511

 

4. From The Village Website:

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The Village Of Buchanan doesn’t have a village clerk or other department webpages. There is no FOI request info on the Buchanan website. There basically only a contact page of village officials

Contact The Village

Elected Officials:

Mayor: Theresa Knickerbocker (914) 737-1033
TheresaK@villageofbuchanan.com

Deputy Mayor: Richard A. Funchion (914) 737-1033
RichardF@villageofbuchanan.com

Trustee: Duane Jackson (914) 737-1033
DJackson@villageofbuchanan.com

Trustee: Cesare Pasquale (914) 737-1033
cpasquale@villageofbuchanan.com

Trustee: Nicolas Zachary (914) 737-1033
NZachary@villageofbuchanan.com

Village Justice: Jennifer E. Daly (914) 737-1033

Village Clerk:
VillageClerk@villageofbuchanan.com

Emergency Numbers:

Police/Ambulance/Fire: 911
Police (non-emergency): (914) 739-6776
Buchanan Engine Co #1: (914) 737-3481

Appointed Positions:

Village Administrator: Kevin Hay (914) 737-1033
Administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

Village Attorney: Stephanie Porteus (914) 271-2828
VOBAttorney@villageofbuchanan.com

Building Inspector: Anthony Conti (914) 737-1033
BuildingInspector@villageofbuchanan.com

Village Engineer: Hahn Engineering (845) 279-2220

Fire Inspector: Joseph Chapyak (914) 737-1033

Highway Department: (914) 737-6858
Highway@villageofbuchanan.com

Planning Consultant: (914) 737-1033

Recreation Supervisor: Nancy Bayer (914) 737-1033
RecreationDept@villageofbuchanan.com

Senior Citizens Director: Gabe DiRubbo (914) 737-1033

Wastewater Treatment Plant:
WWTP@villageofbuchanan.com

Water Department:
WaterDept@villageofbuchanan.com

Planning Board:

Chairman: Michele O’Neill
Planning@villageofbuchanan.com

Member: Sean Murray
Member: Michael Scott
Member: Michael Wenz
Member: Donald F. Zern
Secretary: Rosemary Martin

Zoning Board:

Chairman: Gary Bell
Zoning@villageofbuchanan.com

Member:Salvatore Bottiglieri
Member: Michael Chirico
Member: Edward R. Mevec
Member: Marco Pinque
Secretary: Rosemary Martin

5. Media Reports / Related Pages

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LOHUD Article Reveals That Buchanan’s Administrator Is Under Paid

DAILY VOICE: Three Cortlandt Employees Earn More Than Supervisor

…When Puglisi was initially elected Town Supervisor in 1992 she rolled back the supervisor’s salary by $9,000, from $72,000 to $63,000 and for five years did not accept a salary increase. In 2010 and 2011, she also did not take salary increases.

The three highest paid employees in the Town of Cortlandt in terms of salary are Glenn Cestaro, Town Comptroller, at $147,333, Edward Vergano, Town Engineer, at $145,391 and Director of the Department of Environmental Services Jeffrey Coleman at $147,175.

Supervisor Linda Puglisi will earn $120,766 in salary in 2012. As a point of comparison, the supervisor for the Town of Yorktown, Michael Grace, will earn $112,095 in 2012, Croton Village Manager Abraham Zambrano will earn $160,000 in 2012, and Buchanan Village Administrator Kevin Hay will earn $79,202 in 2012. Hay also serves as village treasurer and clerk in Buchanan.

http://cortlandt.dailyvoice.com/news/three-cortlandt-employees-earn-more-than-supervisor/464383/

JOURNAL NEWS: Is Cortlandt next for Spectra pipeline windfall?

At the epicenter of the lower Hudson Valley’s energy wars, Cortlandt town Supervisor Linda Puglisi has railed for years against expansion of the Algonquin natural-gas pipeline, which will be built along the southern edge of Indian Point.

But now the town is poised to buy 99 acres along the Hudson River near the Indian Point nuclear complex that includes land where the wider high-pressure pipeline will be buried at least 3 feet deep. It also wants to make some money from the energy deal…..

….The tiny village of Buchanan, which lies within the town of Cortlandt, includes Indian Point, and has a long history of negotiating with the utilities. Spectra’s new southern route follows a strip of land, less than a half-acre, that winds by a ball field behind the village Highway Department’s salt shed off Westchester Avenue. I hiked back there on Tuesday with Village Administrator Kevin Hay, who pointed out the route, where stakes with white flags stood among the scrub brush.

Spectra will pay Buchanan $700,000 for an easement. The pipeline company has pledged an additional $25,000 for an extension of First Avenue, where the village is contemplating creating a compost facility…..

http://www.lohud.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/david-mckay-wilson/2015/08/20/cortlandt-next-spectra-pipeline-windfall/31948839/

PATCH: It’s Not Sheet Rock – It’s Drywall

Director of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Deb Milone, describes her tour of LaFarge Gypsum plant in Buchanan and speed course on Gypsum manufacturing that she received while there.

It's Not Sheet Rock - It's Drywall

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking a site tour of the Lafarge Gypsum Plant in Buchanan along with Trustee Theresa Knickerbocker and Administrator Kevin Hay of Buchanan, Cortlandt Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Peekskill Mayor Mary Foster.  Thank you to Plant Manager Criss Fraley, EHS Manager, Steven Steelsmith and Operations Manager Larry Connors for their hospitality and speed course on Gypsum manufacturing…..

Please read more here….

http://patch.com/new-york/peekskill/bp–its-not-sheet-rock-its-drywall

7. Notes

This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information

About Buchanan, New York

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Buchanan is a village located in the town of Cortlandt in Westchester County, New York. The population was 2,230 as of the 2010 census. The Indian Point nuclear power facility is located in Buchanan.

As of the census] of 2000, there were 2,189 people, 814 households, and 609 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,579.3 people per square mile (608.0/km²). There were 912 housing units at an average density of 658.0 per square mile (253.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.21% White, 0.69% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.19% Asian, 0.78% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.47% of the population..

There were 814 households out of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.12….

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buchanan,_New_York

Zip code: 10511

Population: 2,260 (2013)