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N.Y. Eminent Domain Procedure Law § 203

Conduct of the public hearing

2014-09-22

§ 203. Conduct of the public hearing. At the public hearing the\ncondemnor shall outline the purpose, proposed location or alternate\nlocations of the public project and any other information it considers\npertinent, including maps and property descriptions of the property to\nbe acquired and adjacent parcels. Thereafter, any person in attendance\nshall be given a reasonable opportunity to present an oral or written\nstatement and to submit other documents concerning the proposed public\nproject. A record of the hearing shall be kept, including written\nstatements submitted. Copies of such record shall be available to the\npublic for examination without cost during normal business hours at the\ncondemnor's principal office and the office of the clerk or register of\nthe county in which the property proposed to be acquired is located.\nCopies shall be reproduced upon written request and payment of the cost\nthereof. Further adjourned hearings may be scheduled.\n

Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.