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Plans For Poughkeepsie

By Dave Lucas

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Poughkeepsie, NY – Two powerful politicians got together today to map out a strategy for re-imagining one of New York's great riverfront cities: Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.

Dutchess County Executive-Elect Marc Molinaro walked over to Poughkeepsie City Hall for the informal meeting with Mayor John Tkazyik: a brainstorming session over bringing some change and adding a dash of excitement to the city...

City Hall is looking toward implementing a variety of upgrades one official described as a way to "put the stamp on Poughkeepsie for the next generation" ... Mayor Tkazyik is advancing plans to convert Market Street back to two-way traffic and opening up 95 parking spaces along the busy artery - some other one-way streets would also revert to two-way to help make downtown more attractive to vehicular traffic.

County Executive-Elect Molinaro believes Poughkeepsie will prosper through city and county teamwork. Tkazyik recalls he and Molinaro collaborated in the past on the Mayors and Supervisors Association when Molinaro served as Mayor of Tivoli. Tkazyik says the two are also looking into using mass transit as an economic development tool and a way to bring more pedestrians into the heart of the city. Molinaro pointed out that the meeting with Mayor Tkazyik is the first of many planned political pow-wows.

Molinaro is stepping down as state assemblyman to take the reins from retiring County Executive Bill Steinhaus on January 1st.