NEWBURGH - Mayoral candidate Lillie Howard, at last week's roll-out of the Newburgh SUNY proposal, called on county and SUNY officials to include a jobs training program and free tuition for those residents who will be most directly affected by the project as a part of the proposed college campus on lower Broadway.
She also dismissed the criticism by proposed waterfront developer Leyland Associates that the building faces inwards and should include storefronts. "It is not whether the campus faces in or not that matters to the Newburgh community - it's who is allowed in and under what conditions," she said. "We have been waiting for this important community resource for a long time, and no 'Johnnie-come-lately' developer should imperil it to help market their luxury condos," she said.
"Rather, the task is to see that the college helps uplift our current residents, rather than displace them, as some would prefer," she added.
Howard plans to meet with county and school officials in the coming weeks to discuss the matter further.
She also dismissed the criticism by proposed waterfront developer Leyland Associates that the building faces inwards and should include storefronts. "It is not whether the campus faces in or not that matters to the Newburgh community - it's who is allowed in and under what conditions," she said. "We have been waiting for this important community resource for a long time, and no 'Johnnie-come-lately' developer should imperil it to help market their luxury condos," she said.
"Rather, the task is to see that the college helps uplift our current residents, rather than displace them, as some would prefer," she added.
Howard plans to meet with county and school officials in the coming weeks to discuss the matter further.
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