The Newburgh Advocate is reporting that former New Rochelle Planning Director Ed Lynch has been appointed to the position of Director of Planning & Development for the City of Newburgh. Bernis Shapiro was hired by the City of Newburgh, under the name Bernis E. Nelson, as Corporation Counsel, the position she held in New Rochelle Talk of the Sound readers will be sure to find this quote from the article of interest:
Newburgh’s press release attributes New Rochelle’s development successes to Mr. Lynch: The City has radically changed since then with mixed use transit oriented development downtown, including a 40 story Trump Condominium and a 1000 unit Avalon Bay residential development, a mixed use family entertainment center and significantly more commercial development. As Planning Director and Clerk to the Planning Board, Mr. Lynch obviously had a role in making a positive change.
You can read the entire press release and more in The Newburgh Advocate article. RELATED: Former New Rochelle Corporation Counsel Bernis Shapiro Resurfaces in Orange County