Memorial Site Design Featured in Hudson Valley News

Members of Studio HIP Landscape Architecture, PLLC and PUSH Studio, LLC presented to the city council on Thursday, February 22 a final illustrated version of their design plan for the new memorial site. The council approved in November 2022 an agreement with these firms for the design process.

City Director of Planning and Development Alexandra Church reintroduced the project and the members of the design team, who were present physically and on Zoom, to the council.

In 2008, African American remains were discovered and disturbed during construction of the City of Newburgh courthouse on Broadway. Now, the city is steps closer to re-interring the remains in a new memorial site planned at the top of Downing Park.

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