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Council In Ground Zero Power Grab
January 25, 2003

By Stephanie Gaskell

January 25, 2003 -- City Hall and the City Council should have more say in the development at Ground Zero, council members said yesterday.

The plea for more input came after The Post reported a "steering committee" had been chosen to select an architect and site plan for the World Trade Center site - with only one city representative.

Members of the council's Lower Manhattan Redevelopment Committee asked the council's lawyers to find out what jurisdiction it has over rebuilding - in the hope of a larger role.

Five of the steering committee's members were appointed by Gov. Pataki and two by the Port Authority. But City Hall controls just one seat - held by Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff.

"Our lawyers should look into this," said committee chairman Alan Gerson, a Democrat representing lower Manhattan.

"It's wrong," Councilwoman Margarita Lopez (D-Manhattan) said of the steering panel. "It's time for someone to answer this question: Where is the local government participation in the process?"

Alex Garvin, vice president of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., told the council its voice is being heard.

"That's why we are here today," said Garvin.

Other redevelopment officials have defended the makeup of the steering committee, saying it will decide matters by consensus and will not actually put issues to a vote.

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