Councilmember At-Large· 2024-01-01 - 2027-12-01 (month-level start: January 2024, on the Dec 18, 2023 and Jan 8, 2024 roll calls per City Council minutes and re-elected Nov 2023 per Hudson Valley Press; month-level end: December 2027 per BallotReady office holder profile until December 31, 2027 and city Council page all members serve four-year terms, charter text unavailable because ecode360 blocks automated reads)
Omari Shakur
Newburgh
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 4:24
- Avg per meeting
- 2:12
- Segments
- 54
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Top issues during term (13)(Parks Rec)
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground Memorial
Up to $250,000 in potential state grant funding across the two applications.
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground Memorial Project SEQRA Review
Up to $250,000 in potential state grant funding across the two applications.
Delano-Hitch Recreation Park grant application
Up to $150,000 in state grant funds, if awarded.
Public Art Installation at 86 Broadway
The commission's budget roughly quadruples if the $100,000 festival and expanded programming are funded.
Delano-Hitch Recreation Park Rehabilitation Grant
Up to $150,000 in state grant funds, if awarded.
Recreation Department turnaround and 2027 programs
Pool revenue topped $200,000 this summer, and new programs are designed to pay for themselves while keeping the overall rec budget flat.
2026 Fourth of July Celebration
$25,000 from the city budget for the fireworks display.
Delano-Hitch Recreation Park Rehabilitation
A credit of $7,904.02 lowers the contract price to $297,317.69.
2026 Fourth of July fireworks celebration
$25,000.
Newburgh Landing Pier reconstruction
$3.2 million in grant funding for pier construction — no local match is stated in the agenda materials.
Delano-Hitch Aquatic Center Contract Change
Reduces the aquatic center construction contract by $7,904.02 to $297,317.69.
Quassaick Creek Greenway Implementation Strategy
Honorary Street Designation - Sadie Tallie Way
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Shakur was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Parks Rec.