Brookhaven Town Board Appoints Mitchell Pally For Development Boards

FARMINGVILLE, NY — Attorney and long-time leader of the Long Island Builders Institute, Mitchell Pally, has been appointed to the Town of Brookhaven's Industrial Development Agency and the Local Development Corp, officials announced Monday.

Pally, a Stony Brook resident whose appointment was approved by the Brookhaven Town Board on Sept. 13, plans to retire at the end of the year from his post as chief executive officer of LIBI, the largest home building trade association in the state which represents all parts of the home construction industry, according to a news release.

He also served for 14 years as the Suffolk County representative to the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority before leaving in 2019. Before LIBI, Pally was the partner in charge of government relations for the Weber Law group, a real estate law firm, and the vice president for governmental affairs at the Long Island Association.

Pally was a member of the IDA for 15 years but left in 2008.

He called it "an honor to be selected by our town board to once again assist in the continuing development and improvement of my local community.”

Fred Braun III, chairman of both economic development agencies, called it "a privilege to welcome Mitch Pally back to our board. We will benefit from his years of experience as our economic development efforts move forward."