Only now is the shape of the scaled-down plan that took its place coming into focus on the shores of the Hudson River.
A scaled-down plan would be approved by Mitchell in late March of that year in Florida.
The scaled-down plan required an initial investment only half as large.
But the scaled-down plan calls for hiring only about 1,800 civilians.
At the February 4 meeting, Liddy proposed a scaled-down plan that would cost $500,000 to enact.
Such a scaled-down plan would not pose as great a burden on the budget or on one borough's criminal justice system.
The department also said it would meet the group to discuss a scaled-down plan that would not widen the bridge.
Even a scaled-down plan for a substation would require sizable expenditures for personnel and equipment.
Other Legislators, however, were much more optimistic that a scaled-down plan would ultimately be developed and approved.
The four trustees who voted to defeat the scaled-down plan cited overwhelming public opposition.