Former deputy police chief appointed to THA board, Steele not reappointed

Former deputy police chief appointed to THA board, Steele not reappointed

TROY, N.Y. — Mayor Carmella Mantello appointed Former Deputy Troy Police Chief Richard “Buddy” McAvoy to the Board of Troy Housing Authority, replacing Council President Sue Steele, whose term recently ended. Mantello announced the appointment in a press release. In a statement emailed to The Record, Steele said she was “disappointed, but not surprised,” that she was not reappointed and wished McAvoy well. Mantello cited McAvoy’s decades of publ…