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Resident alleges 'backroom deals' with developer O'Neil; mayor and council say approvals followed process
Summary
At the March 18 meeting Gloria Sandow alleged elected officials and staff colluded with O'Neil Group on a Hamilton Street development and cited past legal problems for the developer. Mayor Yvonne Flowers and council members pushed back, saying the project was approved under applicable zoning and that a handshake does not equal a deal.
A resident accused city officials and appointees of improperly coordinating with a developer during public comment at the Poughkeepsie Common Council meeting on March 18; the mayor and council responded that approvals followed established procedures.
Gloria Sandow told the council she believed the administration had "jumped into bed" with O'Neil Group Hamilton LLC on a South Hamilton application and accused the developer's principal, Finbar O'Neil, of past criminal and civil actions. Sandow said O'Neil "did jail time for violating federal regulations leading to the death…
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