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 (6)(Environment)
290 Ferris Avenue tree removal and site buffering
Battery energy storage facility on Oakley Avenue
EV charging station expansion
Project cost rises to $1,487,187, funded partly by a $200,000 general fund contribution.
Energy affordability campaign for residents
No cost to residents — no-cost or low-cost assessments and incentives.
Smart Composting Initiative grant
The city's $367,983 match comes from in-kind services, not new cash.
Electric vehicle purchase rebates
Decisions during term (20)
Recorded while Simmons was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
Environmental Findings Resolution (mini-storage zoning amendment)
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Acceptance of environmental findings for 510 North Broadway
Environmental Findings Resolution — Capital Project No. C5691 (Water Street Connector)
Environmental Findings Resolution — Capital Project No. C5692 (Miscellaneous Street Reconstruction FY 26)
Resolution 02-2026 — SEQRA environmental review of the garage transaction
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED
Communication from the Environmental Officer F/S
Environmental Findings Resolution ADOPTED 6-0
Voting record (0)(Environment)
No votes found matching Environment.