Opinion ID: 3132420
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Heading: Evidence as to Damages

Text: At trial, the plaintiffs introduced evidence concerning three categories of damages: (1) costs incurred by TAG in developing and seeking approval for Spring Run Village; (2) a lost “developer’s fee” of $900,000; and (3) harm to TAG’s business reputation. As to the first category, TAG officer Willard Anderson testified that the company spent a total of $81,000 on consultants, architects, studies, and application fees in connection with its Spring Run Village proposal. Trial Tr. 213–16, 264.3 He also testified that when the City made its January 2005 zoning decision, TAG had been in the process of determining how to apply for low income housing tax credits from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, and that TAG anticipated receiving a $900,000 “developer’s fee” as a result of that process. Trial Tr. 184, 186–87, 442. Concerning the harm to TAG’s business reputation, Willard Anderson and his brother, Gregory, testified that during the fall of 2004, various City officials vilified TAG in the press, referred to the Andersons as “school yard bullies,” and publically alleged that the affordable housing component of Spring Run Village was a “smoke screen.” Trial Tr. 137, 272–73, 301–02, 1277–79. 3 Citations to “Trial Tr.” refer to the transcript of the 2010 trial. 9 12-3775-cv(L) The Anderson Group v. City of Saratoga Springs