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October 16, 2007
Months later, Atlantic Yards still in search of a watchdog
NY Daily News
By Jotham Sederstrom
In the five months since state officials pledged to hire an independent watchdog for the Atlantic Yards project, more than two dozen applicants have sought the job, Brooklyn News has learned.
Among the applicants, nearly all of whom come from government backgrounds, three candidates for Ombudsman have declined job offers made by Empire State Development Corp. officials, once each in May, July and September.
"You zero in on the person you think you like, they say no and so you go back to the drawing board," said Avi Schick, president of the development corporation, which first announced it was seeking an ombudsman for the big project at the end of April.
NoLandGrab: If the ESDC keeps having trouble finding the right match, maybe eharmony.com can help.
Seriously, couldn't the ESDC hire a temporary ombudsman while the search is still on, so that concerns, such as some of the problems described in today's article, could be addressed?
Posted by lumi at October 16, 2007 10:08 AM