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Yonkers residents urge delay, greater transparency on proposed Ludlow Park film studios
Summary
Several Ludlow Park residents pressed the Yonkers City Council for a community meeting and environmental review before a zoning change that would allow film studios in an MG district advances; health, traffic and transparency concerns were central.
Residents of Ludlow Park told the Yonkers City Council on Feb. 11 that they want more time, clearer information and a formal community meeting before the council advances a zoning change to add a special-use permit for film studios in the MG zoning district.
The speakers’ central concern was process: they said the city and the project developer have not provided adequate advance notice or materials, and they asked the council to halt any vote until the community has been fully informed. "The thrust of my remarks is really about the way this whole project has been handled vis a vis the community, and the lack of trust that has been built up," said Ruth Montgomery of 7 Fairfield Place. Montgomery said she had been told by Majority Leader Rubo that he would not vote to approve the special-use permit unless community concerns were satisfactorily…
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