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February 25, 2006
A Pay Cut for Public Office?
New York Observer Politicker discusses Hakeem Jeffries possible run for Roger Green's seat:
On the stadium proposal, Jeffries told the Politicker, "It’s going to be incumbent upon the people who really care about the community as I do, to figure out how we can find a principled resolution, a principled compromise that recognizes that there are legitimate arguments being made on both sides of the equation."Jeffries confirmed that he will work with people on both sides of this issue, and admires the recent actions of Letitia James on behalf of activists.
"There is a problem with the scale and size of the development that’s being proposed and the strain that it is going to create on social service delivery in the community," he continued. "There are issues with eminent domain that I think are not just being discussed locally but there's a national debate as to how eminent domain should be used when it's questionable how much public benefit will inure. When a private developer is behind the use of eminent domain there are concerns there that I have. I think there are also concerns that I have in terms of the strength of the community benefits agreement."
NoLandGrab: Just to snarkily clarify, the Observer means "Atlantic Yards Proposal," which does not include a stadium, when they say "stadium proposal."
Posted by amy at February 25, 2006 1:11 PM