Zimmer adds Sandy recovery czar to list of people she says pressured her on development project
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer tonight added the state's Hurricane Sandy recovery czar to the list of Christie administration officials who she says pressured her for more development in her city in exchange for rebuilding grant money.
In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Zimmer alleged she'd met with Office of Recovery and Rebuilding Executive Director Marc Ferzan a month ago to discuss her application for the federal Rebuild by Design competition, which provides money for mitigation projects.
During the meeting, Zimmer said she asked Ferzan for support for her entry to which she said Ferzan responded "well, Mayor, you need to let me know how much development you're willing to do. "
"So the lieutenant governor gave a message," she said. " I didn't do exactly what they want, you know, and so the pressure continues."
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