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December 4, 2009

Authorities in state need a lot of reform

Queens Village Times, Letters to the Editor

The Queens Civic Congress, an umbrella organization for more than 110 community and neighborhood-based groups representing tenants, co-op and condo owners and homeowners in Queens, welcomes the agreement in Albany on legislation that introduces needed oversight and sunlight into the administration of public authorities that operate in the state.
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Projects like Atlantic Yards, which the MTA made possible by selling development rights to public property below market value, actually demonstrated the need for this important and much-required reform.

Corey Bearak
President
Queens Civic Congress

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Posted by eric at December 4, 2009 10:16 AM