March 08, 2006
Yankees stadium hearing postponed
Just got word that tomorrow afternoon's New York city council hearing on the Yankees stadium project has been postponed, reportedly at the request of the Bronx council delegation. No rescheduled date has been announced - if I hear anything, I'll post it here.
Tomorrow's Industrial Development Agency hearing at 10 am to discuss the Mets and Yanks stadium bonds is still on; I'll try to get a report from there as well.
LATE NOTE: The New York Sun reports:
The last-minute postponement came after the council's Bronx delegation raised questions with administration officials in a meeting yesterday. "We had several concerns that neither the Parks Department nor the administration could answer," a council member who represents the district where the stadium would be built, Maria del Carmen Arroyo, said. "We thought it was more prudent not to proceed until these concerns were addressed."
LATER NOTE: The hearing has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 28, at 1 pm, with a likely subcommittee vote to follow that afternoon, and a full council vote on April 5.
If the sub-committee is going to vote immediately after the public hearing on 3/28, sounds like they will not have time to properly consider the comments they have heard in person that day. They may already have their minds made up. So, we must all also contact them very soon, by e-mail, phone, mail, to give them time to digest our recommendations and opinions. Same goes for other City Council members, as they will be voting just a week later.
Posted by: Nancy on March 11, 2006 03:20 PM
