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August 4, 2006

More Bad Timing?

The Empire Zone (The NY Times 2006 campaign blog)
By Nick Confessore

In response to the 60-day public comment period for the Atlantic Yards Draft Environmental Impact Statement:

Opponents of the project, led by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, a local umbrella group, believe the ESDC is trying to limit public awareness of the study and responsee to it.

Now the opponents are even more suspicious. They have noticed that the only public hearing on the impact statement is scheduled for Sept. 12 — the same day as the Democratic primary, which features several races where candidates are dueling over the project.

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Posted by lumi at August 4, 2006 10:25 PM