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December 6, 2006
DDDB asks PACB to say "whoa;" Lupica puts Silver on notice
Atlantic Yards Report
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) yesterday delivered 3600 letters to the controlling members of the Public Authorities Control Board (PACB), asking them to wait to vote on the Atlantic Yards project until the eminent domain case is resolved.
The PACB, whose controlling members are Governor George Pataki, Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, could get to vote on the project as early as December 15, assuming the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) approves the project at its meeting on Friday. (Note: the meeting time has been changed to 3:30 pm from 10 am.)
On Sunday, Daily News sports columnist Mike Lupica urged Silver, the only Democrat among the trio, to put the project on hold:
Posted by lumi at December 6, 2006 6:27 AM