Chappaqua's Affordable Housing Debate Continues To Draw Media Attention

This story has been updated.

The proposed Chappaqua Station apartments have been the source of controversy within New Castle and Chappaqua.
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Daily Voice

02/19/2014 3:00 p.m.

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua's ongoing debate over developing affordable housing in the village continues to garner media attention with WCBS-TV New York becoming the latest outlet to report on the issue.

The New Castle Town Board approved a special permit for the site in September, but the project stalled in December when the county Board of Legislators voted against funding it. The nine of 17 legislators who voted no cited the same safety concerns brought up throughout Conifer Realty's application process starting in 2010.

Read more about the controversial affordable housing development here.

All of the town's documentation on the development project can be found by clicking here.

The New York Times picked up the story Monday.

Read the full CBS New York article here.

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