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May 19, 2006
Yonkers community input wanted on downtown plans
The Journal News
By Michael Gannon
"We must learn from the mistakes of the past," [said Joseph Apicella, a senior vice president with Cappelli Enterprises], without naming a specific developer or project. "We're going to make this as inclusive as possible."
The City of Yonkers is getting burned over Forest City Ratner's controversial Ridge Hill plan and has decided to get public input for their next big development project.
The move is intended to avoid the type of pointed criticism — for not seeking community input early in the planning — other developers in Yonkers have faced in the past, Apicella said. One project that generated such criticism, Forest City Ratner's Ridge Hill Village, now faces two lawsuits, despite having won City Council approval last year.
Posted by lumi at May 19, 2006 6:58 AM