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Published on: 4/4/2006
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George Bianco Becomes Westchester Land Trust's Fourth Chairman, Succeeding Sam Pryor
Westchester Land Trust's leadership is changing.
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George Bianco, who has been a board member of the organization since 1999 and most recently has served as vice chair, took over as chairman on July 1.
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That job now falls to George Bianco, the former chairman of the board of The Nature Conservancy Eastern New York Chapter.In addition to their involvement with Westchester Land Trust, George and Sam worked together on Bedford 's Open Space Advisory Committee - Sam as chair, George as vice chair - and were among the leaders of the effort in 2000 to get local communities to pass open space ballot propositions. In addition to their involvement with Westchester Land Trust, George and Sam worked together on Bedford 's Open Space Advisory Committee - Sam as chair, George as vice chair - and were among the leaders of the effort in 2000 to get local communities to pass open space ballot propositions.
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George Bianco will be WLT's fourth chairman in 19 years of existence.
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"I can't imagine a tougher act to follow than Sam," George said.
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George said the Land Trust will continue to focus on what it does best.
"My goal is to see a step up in land preservation - the preservation of the parcels of land countywide that define Westchester 's character," he said.