WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. By John F. Bailey. February 14, 2006: Dennis Power has joined the staff of County Executive Andy Spano to work on economic development, according to Bill Ryan, Chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. Mr. Ryan told WPCNR today he was among the first to welcome Mr. Power to his new position  when Mr. Power dropped into his office at the Michaelian Building Monday.  According to Legislator Ryan, Power told him he would be working on matters involving economic development, reporting directly to County Executive Spano, and not to Sal Carrera, Director of Economic Development for Westchester.

Dennis Power, new Assistant to the County Executive for Economic Development. Pictured campaigning for Mayor, October, 2005. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.

Donna Greene, Assistant Communications Director for Westchester County's Department of Communications, confirmed Mr. Power's apppointment moments ago. His position, Ms. Greene said, was Assistant to the County Executive for Economic Development, and he will be reporting to Sal Carrera, Director of Economic Development. Mr. Power will be paid $75,665 a year, according to Ms. Greene. Ms. Greene added that Mr. Power's role would be attempting to bring more business and jobs to Westchester County and he would be working closely with, and reporting to Mr. Carrera.

Ryan did not have an opinion on how Power's new role would mesh with Sal Carrera's responsibilities as Director of Economic Development for Westchester County, but expressed confidence that Power had done such a good job with the Hudson River Museum as Director of Development for that organization that Power's talents would be an asset to the county.

Mr. Power reportedly left his Hudson River Museum position to run for Mayor of White Plains last June, and it was speculated by WPCNR that if Mr. Power lost the race (no other Democratic hopeful except Ron Jackson expressed an interest in accepting the Mayoral challenge) he would be given a county job.