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March 1, 2007
Glasnost at ESDC: criticism of AY oversight aired at board meeting
Atlantic Yards Report
Members of BrooklynSpeaks boldly launched an interesting offensive yesterday, in order to get their concerns of un-monitored construction-related work at Atlantic Yards in front of boardmembers of the Empire State Development Corporation, who have, curiously, been mandated by the new governor to listen to the public.
Comment from the public is now welcomed at board meetings of the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), a policy change instituted by the administration of Gov. Eliot Spitzer that marks a significant step toward glasnost.
Yesterday, critics of the Atlantic Yards development took advantage of the opportunity to warn the ESDC board that, given the recent water leak and difficulty in contacting responsible officials, oversight of the site preparation and construction work was urgently needed.
The opportunity came at the end of a brief board meeting held to discuss the ESDC’s Moynihan Station project. The board members, several of them on the phone from Albany, quickly discussed an amendment to the project, asked for comment, and prepared to vote.
Posted by lumi at March 1, 2007 9:53 AM