WPCNR MR. & MRS. & MS. WHITE PLAINS VOICE. November 1, 2005, UPDATED WITH A RESPONSE November 2, 11:24 P.M.: A reader responds on the Affordable Housing High Cost Story:

You are on to a real story about politicians throwing money around with no real knowledge of what they are doing.

Dig into the $7 million dollar HUD grant that the developer of Franklin/Windsor had earmarked for WP about 5 years ago...the City dragged its feet at every turn and the money went to Mt. Vernon.  The Pettinicchi property should have had 70 units a fraction of the current per unit cost.

But, of course, that individual was not an "insider".

Anyway, good, well researched story...KUDOS

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WP CITIZEN WRITES:

I may be mistaken, but wasn't that Franklin/Windsor developer Gene Conroy? He is considered a political "outsider"?  And I also believe that the HUD grant mentioned was site specific for the old Post Office building, and Westchester County delayed its turnover until the funds were lost. Do your readers a service and look into it instead of throwing up innuendos on your site.

And who is Joseph Manzini, Al DelVecchios' son-in law or something? Sure gets a lot of time to moan. Almost as much airtime as Al.