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Kathy Hochul: “Seeker has been used as a way to litigate the NIMBYs who…”

Featuring: Kathy Hochul, Democratic | Governor of New York

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Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at the NYSBA Awards

Published | Video Starts at 06:16

I knew all the ways that a community could say no to a project, but I also knew all the ways they could say yes. 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. (06:16–06:23)

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Asserts that SEQRA has been used to litigate against development projects by those opposing them.

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