Documents show Hobokan mayor pressured on development at meeting with state officials

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Documents show Hobokan mayor pressured on development at meeting with state officials

by Jed Lewison at the Daily Kos

http://www.dailykos.com/#

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Here's some fascinating reporting from the New York Times on how Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer was pressured at a meeting with state officials by allies of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the billion dollar real estate development at the center of her allegations about misuse of Sandy relief aid:

"Last May 8, a severe rainstorm left the streets of this city flooded once again, causing the mayor, Dawn Zimmer, to recall the inundation from Hurricane Sandy.

So she dashed off a letter to Gov. Chris Christie, imploring him to help with Hoboken’s “ongoing flooding emergency,” and attached photos of cars in water up to their hoods. She was due to meet the next day with officials of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, when she hoped to talk about protecting Hoboken from the next catastrophic deluge to come.

But according to newly obtained emails sent among the participants, the first topic of discussion on the agenda was “review of concepts for flood control measures at Rockefeller property,” a reference to a billion-dollar office complex proposed at the north end of town. The developer, the Rockefeller Group, which had long been trying to gain approval from local officials, sent two executives, two lobbyists and an engineer to the meeting."




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