Description
The memorial project at the historic burial ground is wrapping up environmental review; once the council declares itself lead agency and issues a negative declaration, final design and bidding begin.
Impact summary
Transforms a long-overlooked historic site into a place of commemoration with waterfalls, stone tablets and interpretive history.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Newburgh
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 22, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Oct 22, 2026
The memorial project at the historic burial ground is wrapping up environmental review; once the council declares itself lead agency and issues a negative declaration, final design and bidding begin.
City Council - Sep 10, 2026
A memorial at the top of Downing Park honoring the ancestors whose remains were found there, moving through environmental review with bid specs due November 15 and construction planned for 2027.
Related issues (2)
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground Memorial
The long-planned memorial honoring the historic African American burial ground cleared its last environmental hurdle. Design and bidding come next, though construction estimates near $1.9 million may exceed available funds.
Newburgh Colored Burial Ground Memorial Project SEQRA Review
After years of waiting, the memorial honoring remains found at the top of Downing Park could go out to bid in December with construction in 2027. The catch: construction estimates exceed the $1.9 million set aside, so grant awards are critical.
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