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December 20, 2006
BROOKLYN ARENA OK
NY Post
By Fredric U. Dicker & Rich Calder
The Post is running a story "quoting" State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver:
[Silver] told the Post he'll likely have his appointee vote in favor of the controversial project at today's Public Authorities Control Board meeting, with one caveat: that Gov. Pataki not link it to "pork barrel" projects Silver opposes.
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But Silver cautioned that his mind could change if the Pataki administration mixes $100 million in state funding for Atlantic Yards into a bigger pot with funds for other projects."If [Pataki] puts it on the PACB agenda as an individual item, not one item that is contained in a big package of pork and everything, it's a good bet that I would support it," he said.
Jessica Copen, a spokeswoman for the Empire State Development Corp., said Atlantic Yards would be presented to the PACB "on its own."
Besides the public project funding, the board will be asked to back the development company's decision to condemn private property by eminent domain for Atlantic Yards.
The article was also accompanied by a graphic explaining the financing of the project, which leaves out key information about the affordable housing subsidies.
Posted by lumi at December 20, 2006 7:43 AM