Poughkeepsie, New York is the city of my birth. REALTOR.com has just published an article about cities with a rise in popularity and one of the three featured is my home town. I had served four terms as its mayor, beginging at age 27. A journalist called me a few years ago, writing about the time I served and the changes that had taken place. I helped preserve historic residential districts and also caused a good deal of new development, most of that I was proud of and some of it I would like another chance to get just right. There was a final question: How did I feel after all the years? I said, "A mayor can leave where he was born and was privileged to lead, but you'll never take that place from his heart."
My heart is full today.
I have not been able to directly link to the article but if you would like to read it, you can reach it by pasting the following to your browser: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/affordable-cities-skyrocketing-in-popularity/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF8kx9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHR5_bu3QIfRzZ-mxvipMyZNhJoMF32ymM6Yda2tf0E3RZec5voBCbXLRNA_aem_m6bqJtQm9oxfWER7TCt9NA
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The author of this post is Tom Aposporos, a licensed real estate broker in both Florida and New York. In a business career of more than four decades, he also served as mayor of his home city, a commissioner in his adopted island city, and chaired a publicly-owned bank through a period of financial recovery. These experiences have enhanced his knowledge and have brought additional dimension to his real estate career.
