HARB Meeting this week.

As you may know, the HARB denied a certificate to a developer to tear down two building on Bloomingdale as part ofa project to construct several homes. The Commissioners remanded the decision to the HARB to include an evaluation of the economics of the situation. I will not comment on the merits of the project, one way or the other, but it doesn't seem appropriate to me that economics is a valid criteria for their consideration. I leave that evaluation up to the Commissioner's. The developer should lay out these facts and the BOC should balance this against the HARB's advice and make a decision.

This situation highlights a need I discussed during my campaign, namely the need for some form of redevelopment authority. If we as a community value our historical structures then we need some tools to preserve them. For example, tax forgiveness and grants could be provided to individuals who wished to restore the properties and then live in them for a few years. Think about that.... perhaps some hard working young family could actually afford to move in to Wayne and maintain the diversity (economic/age/education/whatever)