Some quotes from the NYT story you can access below. http://tinyurl.com/j8lpo
"In New York and around the country, it has become standard practice for developers of major projects to negotiate with neighborhood and other groups to forge so-called community benefits agreements contracts that almost always contain wage and hiring goals and may also include a grab bag of concessions, like a day care center, a new park, free tickets to sports events and cash outlays to be administered by the groups themselves." Except Asbury Park. "Outside New York, benefit agreements are usually incorporated into the developer's agreement with the city, adding another layer of enforcement." Unless you have a redeveloper's agreement with only hen's teeth, or a timid governing body. "It's a very open process," said Mr. Goldstein, who is currently working on another C.B.A. for a project in South Los Angeles." What a breath of fresh air, transparency. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
