Dear Editor: I’ve greatly enjoyed the discussion to date about this novel development project since its public unveiling at All Saints in January. The level of attendance at that meeting, however, prevented me from expressing several questions and concerns to the developer and my fellow Hobokenites. Since these have not yet been raised in the ongoing discourse about the project in the Reporter, I would like to contribute my thoughts to the debate. 1. Will project development and light rail construction be coordinated to minimize adverse impact on neighborhood traffic and noise and preserve the structural integrity of the heavily traveled viaducts on either side of the project? 2. Has the impact of construction-related traffic (comprised of numerous trucks) on viaduct and neighborhood traffic been analyzed? 3. Has the potential for construction material and debris to fall onto the viaducts been considered? 4. Could the project’s construction, including the preparation of its basement/foundation, possibly damage the wobbly looking viaducts? 5. Will the completed project impede access to the viaducts for necessary maintenance and repair? What if the viaducts need to be expanded or replaced? 6. Has the developer consulted New Jersey Transit to see how it will transport up to 600 additional riders into New York if we have the good fortune of attracting bus-commuting instead of automobile-commuting tenants to the project? 7. What is the potential impact on Lincoln Tunnel-viaduct traffic of 600 additional commuters using the bus stops at the northern ends of the viaducts? 8. Development of 1600 Park will not necessarily spark development of Hoboken cove. In any case, does Hoboken really need or want a “mega” attraction in the cove and the attendant traffic? 9. Should the town risk having a half-built or see-through white elephant at its northern entrance if the project fails to complete or prove economically unviable upon its completion? Hoboken still has a partially built, empty eyesore of this type at its southern entrance from the last real estate boom. 10. Have all alternative uses for the property been fully considered? It might be best suited for use as a parking lot for municipal vehicles. This would free up more desirable properties in town currently used for this purpose.Or maybe it could be used for basketball courts, or a soccer field, or planted with grass and trees, or… In conclusion, I believe there are too many open issues and unanswered questions to justify Hoboken’s granting the developer’s requested zoning variances without substantial additional public debate. Daniel Cillie