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Another highly pertinent grievance would be raised by the Executive Director, of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, who complained that the park committees did a poor job of reaching out to community, environmental and preservation groups as the issue came onto the table. As the interviewee noted, he and his colleagues had no sense that this controversial plan was in the works. Moreover, even with knowledge of the plan, the director would observe that information was still scarce. Accordingly, the interviewer inquired "How many air rights will be sold? What's the process for them to be used? How much will it cost? I don't know for sure, but there may be up to 1.6 million square feet to sell. Based on my understanding, there are piers designated as 'commercial' and 'recreational'?, so we want to see in writing so it's not subject to different interpretations.
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In spite of these concerns, officials working toward refinement of the plan assure that more information will be forthcoming and made available to the public before any actions go into place. Madelyn Wils, Head of the Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT), assures that "there will be an upcoming community discussion, believe me. I understand how people are fearful of that they don't know. We will work on what will determine how many rights, the vehicle, and how many receiving sites. All that will be determined and discussed over time. We're just in the beginning."

Given that this is the case, the hope is that the various environmental, preservation and community groups with vested interest in the outcome of this debate are able to have their concerns heard and addressed. In its present form, the plan is likely to be met with a great deal of….....

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