Hiccoughs as Economic Development Projects Moved Forward in Yonkers By Hezi Aris

YONKERS, NY -- After three attempts, the Yonkers Community Development Agency (CDA) convened its board to approve the Final Generic Environmental Impact Study (fGEIS) regarding the Alexander Street Master Development Plan initiated in December 2007. True to form, the ire of some was raised by assertions that not all interested parties had been advised of the meeting in a timely fashion. Still,  the plan, which encompasses 53 acres designed around a transit oriented site won an 8-0 unanimous acceptance vote which moves the project next to the Yonkers City Council and the Yonkers Planning Board for their respective oversight and decisions. The entire project, as completed by the CDA, will be found online by end of day October 31, 2008 asserted Commissioner of Department of Planning and Development Louis C. Kirven.

Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone having noted that there was some people not aware of the CDA meeting that was yesterday convened pointed out that notice of the meeting was delivered approximately two weeks ago.

The second hiccough of the day revolved about the approval by the Yonkers City Council of the Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) regarding the SFC Yonkers Inc. project. Yonkers City Council President Chuck Lesnick advised that the City Council meeting planned for Thursday, October 30^th would not come to order but that the planned Real Estate Committee would. The Real Estate Committee meeting scheduled for 6:00pm never came about. By 8:05 pm everything scheduled by the City Council for that night was called off.

Under the guidance of President Lesnick the City Council disbanded, appeased by having received hearsay evidence by Lesnick of verbal confirmation from consultant Lamont Blackstone attesting that he had seen email that confirmed that the Bank of Scotland (BoS) had extended the alleged $2.2 million penalty against SFC Yonkers, Inc. for missing the October 24, 2008 to November 5, 2008. SFC Yonkers Inc has heretofore not divulged the milestone (deadlines) set by its investor(s), inferred, if hearsay is to believed correct, that the Bank of Scotland is the investor. The Yonkers City Council is likely to schedule a meeting to give final approval to the SFC Yonkers, Inc. development project on Wednesday, November 5.

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Show us the e-mail or the letter from the the Bank, or this is all a distraction and the same good ol' Yonkers bull$hit with a capital $.
For any politician or member of the administration to think that the public is that gullible is outrageous, and they better think again. Pony up the proof or cut the $hit.

One has to admit that this is a great scheme. Here's the senario: Cappelli to the Bank RBS, can you please send an e-mail to Lamant Blackstone to let him know that you have extended our deadline. He can then tell the city council and they will believe this as fact. HA! HA! HA!

...and they tought they had us fooled. Does Chuck and the rest of the council actually believe this ?

Move things forward, time for the delay tactics to stop.

Everyone in this city except for a handful want this to MOVE FORWARD

What happened to all of the Amicone trolls???

Ask anyone in the City and they know that the taxpayer will get zip out of this. The seasoned observers know that this is the Yonkers way. Ask anyone who has nothing to gain from this what benefits will accrue to the City and they'll tell you it brings nothing like all of the rest of them.

MOVE FORWARD all you like it has no meaning to the adverage Yonkersite as they will tell you "THAT'S YONKERS"....

for the last 13 years as deputy mayor/mayor phil amicone has gave away the city to wealthy developers who have lined his pockets and taken care of his family and friends, in the coming weeks the mayor will blame the economy meanwhile its is reckless spending that has destroyed our city. KEEP TERM LIMITS..

We will, and you can take that to to the BANK, well not their BANK if you get my drift.

anyone know where the FED's are at ?????

Yuh know, you're all negative and not representative of the mainstream Yonkers resident. It's not just about the tax base, it's about newness, fixing infrasture, a boost to the look of Yonkers, instead of the few that spend their days figuring everything is a conspiracy or how can we delay.
This ole time Yonkers resident says build it and the shoppers and new residents will come.

The fact that these issues are "Hiccoughs" and not crisis, is a tribute to the level- headed Council President and Mayor. In another era there would have been big fights. Now people are cooperating.

yonkers is turning into the bronx, thank amicone

WHERE ARE THE GAS FIGURES FOR ALL 240 TAKE HOME CARS?????????????????????

Look you "beano" freak, no one cares.

Rock on, SFC, and hooray for the Bank of Scotland. That ought to cheer the firefighters who wear the Scottish kilts and have those bagpipes.

Yonkers is always changing, it's how we control it moving forward which makes all the difference. Right now, its the wild west but it has been for a long time now. Yonkers is at this point to make this decision. New Attitude + New Development = Better tommorow. Same Attitude + Nothing = Same Yonkers w hate. Motion creates emotion....Yonkers must build and redefine a lot of it's house.

EVEN WITH DEVELOPMENT, YONKERS IS GOING TO SINK COME NEXT JULY. WE WILL SEE DRASTIC CUTS IN ALL SERVICES, HUGE TAX INCREASE, AND LAYOFFS. NY WILL NOT BE COMING TO BAIL THE CITY OUT AGAIN. THIS MAYOR IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE CITY THROUGH ITS FINANCIAL CRISIS, ITS SPEND, SPEND, SPEND.

what law enforcement must link is the massive campaign contributions amicone received from businesses, lawyers, consultants, engineers and all individuals who will benefit by taxpayers dollars. also, look into lucrative contract that were given out, for eg. the law firm which employed amicone's son received plenty of legal work through this adminstration.

What law inforcement should do is put curropt polutitions people in jail, they have more than enough evidence of tons of illegal activity. Where are they???

while everyone is distractd by the vote for SFC--the council approved the FGEIS for Alexander Street.
keep your eye on the bouncing ball

How much did we get for parcels H & I ?

How much will be paid to the CDA ?

Numbers please ?

H & I price tag is still in the LDA which is pending and won't be before council until after the Findings are voted. Same for the TIF financing. By the way, those bonds will be floated by the IDA. Makes you feel safe, doesn't it?

YEP !!!

Why should we decide what something will cost untill after we agree to buy it? Thats how I buy things, Go in take it and then tell them how much I will pay then. Who cares what it is worth!!!

Those concerned about SFC's project messing up the status quo in the downtown...

Have you been to Ghetto Square?!!? Do you really want more of the same (crime, vagrancy, homelessness)?

PLEASE...anyone take the City-owned land and turn it into something other than a kingdom for Westchester's cast-offs.

PLEASE...anyone take the City-owned land and build something other than a hotbed for welfare, WIC, and other public handouts.

PLEASE...anyone take the City-owned land and do something with it.

These posters on this site worried about "weathly developers" know nothing about financial risk, economic investment, and urban redevelopment.

Maybe SFC isn't the best development team to come to downtown Yonkers and propose something to try and make things better.

Know of anyone else knocking on City Hall's doors to hop into the blighted area we call Yonkers Downtown?

Nope.

The taxes the City pays to service the poplution downtown...much bigger each year than deserved -- and not sustainable.

The area was blighted by the city so as not to encourage business or foot trafic. It has been going on for years!!! They want it for there friends.

You are right about that.