Officials in Albany County have announced their appointees to a board that will work to determine the fate of the now-shuttered College of Saint Rose.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul in June signed state legislation to help create the Albany County Pine Hills Land Authority. The board will have the ability to bid on properties when they are listed for sale.
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and County Legislature Chair Joanne Cunningham announced their appointees to the seven-member body.
McCoy named consultant Dominc Mazza, developer John Nigro, public defender Alejandra Paulina, and redevelopment planner Alison Walsh.
Cunningham tapped community non-profit leader Sarah Reginelli and economic development consultant Jasmine Higgins.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan will also name an appointee. Board members will serve four-year terms.
The College of Saint Rose campus includes dozens of buildings in Albany’s residential Pine Hills neighborhood. After more than a century, the college closed after the spring semester under financial pressure amid low enrollment.
