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May 9, 2007
Ombudsmania Comes to Brooklyn
Daily Intelligencer posted a snarky job description [read: Desperately Seeking Sucker] for the Atlantic Yards Ombudsman*:
Expanded job description: A volunteer willing to stand up in the multiparty crossfire over the project as it lumbers from the demolition to the construction phase — while a sizable opposition lobby calls the whole thing illegal. One of the tasks is "minimizing disruptions" to the process, which may put you in the awkward position of papering over ESDC's own previous findings. Another is providing the media with fresh information on the project, which means your every word will be viciously parsed by dozens of entities with their own agendas.
* om-buds-man: a guy who meditates while drinking cheap beer?
Posted by lumi at May 9, 2007 7:33 AM