Redevelopment Plan Repeal Ordinance Dies in Bloomingdale
AvalonBay PILOT program ordinance could be reintroduced next year.
Bloomingdale Councilwoman Linda Shortman was planning to vote Tuesday in favor of an ordinance that would repeal borough legislation for a redevelopment plan for the area in which AvalonBay is building a luxury apartment complex on Union Avenue. But she changed her mind. After hearing about a dozen residents speak against the repeal ordinance and her council colleagues' opinions on the subject, it was the warning of Borough Attorney Fred Semrau that adopting the ordinance would make the borough vulnerable to litigation that caused Shortman, a Republican, to vote against it. Her negative vote, along with the "no" votes of Democrats Ray Yazdi and John D'Amato, caused the motion to die. "I have total respect and total confidence in the …
In this Article:
Rich Dellaripa
12:57 pm on Thursday, November 29, 2012
I believe the Mayor's calculator is much larger, Paul... more ›