WPCNR MR. & MRS. & MS. WHITE PLAINS POLL. January 22, 2008: A developer is threatening to build on a parcel of land. Neighbors are worried we will lose woods and the city will sell off more forest for development. So the Open Space Acquisition Committee is going to take up considering purchasing the planned subdivision from the developer on January 30.  The  mere 2 acres or so of lot could cost the city as much as $3 Million even $5 Million.

The city has spent over $5 Million in real dollars for open space already to preserve parts of the neglected and forestry-neglected Greenway by purchasing land to prevent its possible future development  and to pave the way for affordable housing for the county by acquiring Liberty Park land.

Is buying land from developers for open space still a good policy for the city? Are Mr. & Mrs. and Ms. White Plains still behind this policy in light of city financial and tax issues?

Make your views know flatout in the survey/poll at the right.