On November 28 Newsday ran the headline: “State vows end soon for South Nyack homeowners in ‘limbo’ over Tappan Zee Bridge.” It is now June, and little has changed. At a meeting in January 2013 we were informed that Tappan Zee Constructors, the company hired to build the new bridge, would purchase our properties and use them to house project employees. The plan was to move quickly so that our situation could be effectively and speedily resolved. Finally, appraisers hired to do appraisals of our property arrived this past week. Once completed, I requested a meeting so we could move to the next phase. This is the response I got:
“Once we receive all of your appraisals, I will review with our team and the Thruway will review as well. At that point, I can reach out to you to schedule a meeting to discuss the average of the appraisals and offer price.
I would like to wait until we get the appraisals and do the appropriate review to set the meeting so I do not have to change the date with you from speculating today.”
So it looks like this could drag on for another few months, meaning that we will spend yet another summer “living in limbo.”
Eminent Domain Sucks 
The longer they drag out every last detail of the bridge project, the more they can milk the state. So what’s the rush? It’s not like it is their houses/lives! As a taxpayer it is discouraging to see that the project already has red flags indicating it will be over budget.