Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Reserve No Longer "Gated". Will It "Block the Canal"?

The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports today that Costello Development has removed the "gated" component to the proposed residential development on the Erie Canal ("the Reserve", not to be confused with the three-part hotel/retail/office complex). Kudos to them. The same article reports, however, that the development will "block the canal." It is not clear from the article what this means, and at this point I can't confirm the accuracy of the report. But it is very worrying. If true, does this refer to blocking access to the canal from certain points? I have to assume that is the case, because I don't see how the developer could legally block traffic on the canal itself (!!) or the bike path along it.

Hmm. Sloppy journalism.

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