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December 20, 2006
AY approved by PACB in five minutes
Atlantic Yards Report
We're not quite sure whether or not it's legitimate to carp about the brevity of the PACB's deliberations today prior to its vote approving the Atlantic Yards project, given the healthy amount of behind-the-scenes pre-cooking that went into the decision.
Oh, heck, sure it is. Norman Oder surveys the PACB's speed-voting over at AYR, including a first-hand account from DDDB attorney Jeff Baker:
"It was not a pretty sight," Baker told me of the PACB meeting in general, "because when you look at the amount of indebtedness and the scope of projects approved, and how little care and discussion occurs, it raises a question as to whether there is any meaningful oversight."
NoLandGrab: We bet we can answer Baker's question, and it rhymes with "dough."
Posted by lumi at December 20, 2006 6:05 PM