The city bought the house in 2009 with $1.2 million in charitable donations, preventing the structure from being demolished for development.
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Neighbors like Harrison, Mamaroneck, Rye Brook, and Port Chester have all updated their comprehensive plans within the last 15 years.
The Mariner – which plans to offer table, bar, and walk-up service seven days per week – is set to open on Memorial Day weekend.
The proposals being spread around town in encrypted emails by the so-called Rye Community Planning Collaborative would have a big impact on the future of Rye, Elsen writes.
The Rye CPC consists of anonymous participants who have contrived various ambitious development proposals over the last year.
MM Real Estate has received approval for a three-story, mixed-use development on the site with space for street retail tenants and eight apartments.
Mayor Josh Cohn suggested that the council should hold a working session with the Planning Commission to grapple with questions raised in the report.   
The outgoing Rye City Council filed a lawsuit to stop the development, alleging that the state review process was flawed.
With a pivotal council race now in full swing, all six candidates are honing in on the issue of development, one of the biggest campaign issues on the city’s November ballot.

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