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Zoning & Planning and why it matters in White Plains NY
 
Over the past few months I have written several times about the now infamous  Gedney Farms  vs. FASNY issue.    For those not in the know – the private French American School  (FASNY) is seeking a special permit to build a 1200 student K-12 campus in the Gedney neighborhood.  I have been on record as being against the project. I have written a couple of posts to this effect outlining my concerns for the neighborhood and the implications for the future building prospects on other large tracts of land that have yet to be developed.
Over time, circumstances change and neighborhoods often have to change with them. This is very true and can not be denied.  Change is the only constant in life. Nothing stays the same  Neighborhoods who are not open to any change will be left behind going into the future.   But that does not necessarily mean that every change proposed by a developer is  always good or even desirable.    Developers and  landowners generally  are looking to get the most out of the property in terms of dollar value and this runs head long into the needs of the neighborhood and surrounding homeowners.   Of course this leads to clashes ... more

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