Doug
grew up in Rye and moved back to Rye with his family in 1997. He went to Milton
School for grades K - 6, Rye Middle School for grades 7 – 8, and Rye High
School for grades 9 - 12. Doug, his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughter,
Stephanie, live on Halsted Place. Stephanie, is a fourth generation Rye
resident and is attending Milton School.
He
has a Bachelor of Environmental Design, a Masters in Landscape Architecture, and
a Masters in Architecture. Since
taking an active role in the community, he attended and graduated from the
Community Leadership Alliance Program at Pace University School of Law's Land
Use Law Center.
He
is an architect and landscape architect and is a partner in the firm of Beyer
Blinder Belle Architects and Planners LLP in New York. His projects include the
restoration of Grand Central Terminal, a retail and entertainment redevelopment
plan for Rockefeller Center, a master plan for the Baltimore Basilica, a new
NOAA Laboratory in Sandy Hook, NJ, and the restoration of numerous historic New
York City schools.
In
his first two years on the Council, he was the representative on the Planning
Commission, as well as serving on the Rye Town Park Commission - with recent
successful projects such as the re-tenanting of the restaurant into a
family-oriented, seafood place with exceptional views of the park, Long Island
Sound, and Playland. Doug took on
the chairing of the Parking Working Group to develop recommendations to improve
parking in downtown Rye for retail / commercial and commuter needs - a daunting
task given the physical constraints of the area and the forty year history of
the problem. He is developing
funding proposals for the construction of additional downtown parking spaces,
without depending on taxes.
Currently,
he serves as the City Council liaison to the Recreation Commission and the
Conservation Commission, in addition to his ongoing role with the Fire Station
Renovations Committee.
Doug's
favorite quote is from the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy which states
that "In our every deliberation we must consider the impacts of our
decisions on the next seven generations."
He’d like to hear from you on issues and concerns of the community. Please send emails to CouncilmanMcKean@aol.com or call him in the evening at 921-2321.