New State Monitor Brian Sanvidge Sets Out to Improve Orange County IDA

The new state monitor of Orange County Industrial Development Agency, Brian Sanvidge, said his goal was to leave the entity a better place than he found it. Enacted by the state budget last April, it was the first state monitor position tasked with overseeing an industrial development agency, or IDA, in the state of New York. Since being appointed by the state Inspector General’s Office in late March, Mr. Sanvidge has met with Orange County IDA leadership, attended board and committee meetings, and sent out his first request for internal documents. A principal at Manhattan-based accounting and advisory firm Anchin, Mr. Sanvidge has extensive experience in forensic accounting and has served for years as a consultant for the City of New Rochelle IDA, an experience he will draw on for his new role....