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Updates on Hunts Point Produce Market redevelopment plans
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Council Member Salamanca inquires about the progress of the Hunts Point Produce Market redevelopment project. EDC Vice President Michelle Lamberti provides updates on the project's status and next steps.
- The project has secured approximately $600 million for the facelift
- EDC released a request for questions in early March, with responses due in April
- An RFP for the design-build process is anticipated to go out in the summer
- The project will be a design and build initiative
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
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Okay.
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Alright.
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My other question is, I know that the markets, the produce market is up for a facelift, and I know that my colleagues were there last week.
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My dad worked in the produce market for eighteen years.
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He was a local two zero two member.
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He took me to work with him when I was a young adolescent.
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So I understand the importance of the markets, not only in terms of job creation and employment and what it does for families, I'm here today because of that job that my dad had, but also the importance that it plays for in terms of our food supply.