Public Hearing Set on SFC Project; Environmental Impact Statement Available Online
Posted Date: 4/8/2008
Yonkers, N.Y. (April 4, 2008) -- The $1.5 billion dollar first phase of the much anticipated SFC downtown and waterfront development took a major step forward when the Yonkers City Council voted unanimously on March 18 to begin the public review period for the project. This week the Council set the date for the official public hearing that will allow Yonkers residents to voice their support for this landmark project.
Once complete, the project will be the largest economic development initiative in the city’s history. Its first phase includes a one million square foot mixed use retail, office, and entertainment complex along with a minor league baseball stadium planned for Chicken Island. Also included are new government offices, parking facilities, waterfront residential towers, and the daylighting of the Saw Mill River at Larkin Plaza.
Mayor Amicone praised the City Council for moving the project forward and called for a timely public review period in order to get construction started this year.
Official notices for the public hearing and Draft Environmental Impact Statement are below.
