6th Ward Neighbors Complain To Seward About RSS’s Record – All Otsego

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DEVELOPER RECORD ROCKY, THEY SAY

6th Ward Neighbors

Complain To Seward

About RSS's Record

Former Oneonta Alderman Bill Shue, left, and Fran Colone, Sixth Ward Neighbors United organizer, brief residents on strategies going forward to block a 65-unit apartment complex, including 12 units for residents in rehabilitation, planned for River Street near Duane. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

 

By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – The Sixth Ward Neighbors United is hoping to enlist the assistance of state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the fight against Riverside Apartments, a 64-unit low-income housing project proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services.

We “are seeking a full investigation of the financial dealings of (RSS), who have submitted funding applications to several state agencies,” the letter read. “We feel that because of the super-inflated costs of this project, historical evidence points to a project filled with potential kickbacks, self-dealing, improper loans between nonprofits, some exorbitant expenses and a potentially improper relationship with a for-profit entity.”

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