Orange County Development Agency Responds to Criticism, Monitor Extension

The state monitor’s position over the organization has been extended for another three years and given more powers.
Orange County Development Agency Responds to Criticism, Monitor Extension
Orange County Industrial Development Agency CEO Bill Fioravanti in Newburgh, N.Y., on May 29, 2026. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times
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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—Orange County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) CEO Bill Fioravanti has responded to criticism from the state monitor and said the new powers granted to the independent official will change how his agency operates.

Fioravanti spoke to The Epoch Times on May 29 about allegations against OCIDA leveled by State Sen. James Skoufis and the state-appointed monitor of the agency, Brian Sanvidge, and how the expanded powers of the monitor position will affect the agency.
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Oliver Mantyk
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Oliver Mantyk reports on the New York state with a focus on Orange County. You can contact him at [email protected].