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December 2, 2005
Ridge Hill in "big trouble," Spano says
The Jounal News
By Michael Gannon
Forest City Ratner's controversial project in Yonkers is heading to the courts on the issue of procedure in the vote to change the number of votes needed to override the county's rejection of a zoning change.
According to State Sen. Nicholas Spano, the questions and concerns over the traffic circulation plan, which led to the original rejection of the zoning change, have gone unanswered.
"The Ridge Hill development is in big trouble," Spano said. "It's clear there has to be an access road; it's clear that they have to address congestion; and it's clear they have no plan to do that."
Spano said the project "should not move forward" until traffic concerns are addressed. He offered to help get Ratner, city officials and the state DOT together to work on a compromise. Ratner's proposal to provide access and egress between Ridge Hill and the Sprain via Tuckahoe Road has been one of the main sources of opposition to the project.
NoLandGrab: Concerns about traffic generated the most heated debate during the November 22nd Stuckey/Gehry/Olin AIA panel discussion.
Posted by lumi at December 2, 2005 8:21 AM