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September 8, 2008
No Show? No Problem For State Development Agency
WNYC Radio
by Matthew Schuerman
Atlantic Yards scores a dishonorable mention in this WNYC report about how ESDC officials are rarely present at eminent domain hearings.
When the Empire State Development Corporation held hearings last week on whether to declare property in West Harlem "blighted," no board members showed up. That's not unusual for the state authority, but it would be if another agency were in charge. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman explains.
NoLandGrab: While the ESDC claims that its board members have plenty of time to "review transcripts" of testimony before they vote, the questions they tend to pose before casting their votes betrays that reviewing those transcripts ranks right behind rearranging their sock drawers on their list of priorities.
Posted by eric at September 8, 2008 11:38 AM