3/25/26 – New Windsor, NY: The Orange County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA)
launched its Orange County Brownfields Revitalization Initiative last Thursday, March 19th, 2026.
That evening, the first Community Meeting was held at the Orange County Emergency
Services Center in Goshen following a private tour of potential brownfield sites.
The tour included four properties currently under consideration for remediation by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). These sites include the former Consolidated Iron
and Steel Ways sites in Newburgh; the former Diamond Candlestick factory in New Windsor,
and the Orange County Fairgrounds in the Town of Wallkill. Each of these properties represents
a unique piece of Orange County’s history, from steel contribution for the New York City skyline
to candle fabrication for the Vatican. By removing contaminants and reclaiming the properties
for commercial use, OCIDA and the U.S. EPA aim to restore and revive these historic properties
to benefit local communities.
Present for the tour were OCIDA CEO Bill Fioravanti; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 2 Administrator, Michael Martucci; Orange County Executive, Steve Neuhaus, and
Orange County Partnership President and CEO, Conor Eckert; Project Manager at HRP
Associates, Cassandra George, and OCIDA Board Member Jeff Crist.
After the tour, 45 community members gathered for the inaugural Community Meeting in
Goshen, including Mr. Martucci and Mr. Neuhaus. This meeting’s presentation is available
online for anyone interested in learning about the revitalization of brownfields in Orange
County: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C3T6XrXOlstuQuadwLHKpmr607nCfK9X/view.
About OCIDA
The Orange County Industrial Development Agency promotes economic growth through a
program of incentives-based allocations that assist in the construction, equipping and
maintenance of specific types of projects and facilities. The IDA works to advance the health,
prosperity and economic welfare of our County’s citizens by retaining and creating jobs and
attracting new businesses. For more information, visit www.ocnyida.com.
