And too often, Seeker has been used as a way to litigate the NIMBYs who don't want a project to happen. And guess what? That does. Either developers say, forget it, it's not worth it, or if they follow it, It takes an additional two years on average [due to SEQRA]. Two years of lengthy times that are really redundant reviews. Because at the local level, and I know there's stringent controls at the local level, you could all attest to that. (06:24–06:32)
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Asserts that SEQRA adds an average of two years to project timelines.
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