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Council moves to express support for school-district land sale to enable $65M housing project
Summary
The common council introduced a resolution expressing strong support for the Greater Amsterdam School District referendum to sell district-owned land to a private developer to enable an approximately $65,000,000 residential project of single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums, and encouraged voters to review the developer's materials.
The clerk read a resolution in which the common council "hereby expresses its strong support for the greater Amsterdam school district referendum, authorizing the sale of district owned property for the purpose of residential development." The resolution describes an "approximately $65,000,000 residential project" that would add market-rate single-family homes, townhomes and condominium units intended to expand housing options and the property tax base.
A council member who spoke in favor described the project as a major development for the city and urged public and council support. "In my lifetime of living in this city, this is the most exciting project that I think I've ever seen," the council member said. The mayor noted a developer letter had been circulated and encouraged residents with Facebook access to read it.
The transcript records a motion to move the resolution but does not include a formal recorded roll-call vote in the provided segments. The clerk was directed to transmit copies of the resolution to the Greater Amsterdam School District Board of Education and other appropriate parties.
