Council Member· 2026-02-02 – December 2026
Valerie Simmons
White Plains
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 4
- Total speaking time
- 1:28
- Avg per meeting
- 0:22
- Segments
- 21
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Whitmore Estates subdivision of former Windward School property
No direct city cost identified; the developer would dedicate the new road and utilities to the city if accepted.
Downtown and commercial signage approvals
Water Street Connector
Lease terms not detailed in the agenda.
1 Water Street site plan amendment
Adora Row mixed-use project extension
Brookfield Commons Phase 3 extension
About $8 million in County infrastructure funding flows to the city for the project.
275 Main Street redevelopment
Farrell Estates at Ridgeway 105-lot subdivision
A 99-home subdivision would add new residents, school children, and traffic to the Ridgeway/Bryant Avenue area, with HOA fees for all homeowners.
Leffell School campus expansion
23 Quarropas / Court Street permit extension
20 Haarlem Avenue project construction extension
The city's affordable housing fund gets a windfall of about $3,028,125 from the buyout of 19 affordable units.
78 Woodcrest Avenue four-lot subdivision and rock removal
White Plains Hospital parking garage financing amendment
The exemption forgoes some county/city tax revenue tied to the garage project.
Trinity Financial housing project extension
Sale of City Center Garage to the City
Up to $11.1 million in borrowed money that taxpayers will ultimately repay through debt service.
Affordable housing buy-out fee calculation
Using current area median income figures could raise the developer's fee by roughly $870,000, funds that support affordable housing.
Former Walmart building redevelopment at 275 Main Street
Filling the vacant big-box building with active tenants should boost downtown activity, though no tax figures were given.
Holland Avenue redevelopment site plan extension
27-unit condominium proposal at 98 Broad Parkway
1148 Mamaroneck Avenue in-ground swimming pool
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Simmons was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution 10-2026 — Community Development Salary Schedule
275 Main Street redevelopment — amended site plan and special permit approvals
26-52 WBP Development LLC — 6 Cottage Place roof color change
Ordinance amending the Community Development Fund Budget by appropriating Fund Balance and allocating such increase to the Rehabilitation Revolving Fund Program. ADOPTED 7-0
Adopt ordinance authorizing Empire State Development Market NY Round 15 grant application
Voting record (1)(Development)
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