I can't tell you how many meetings I've announced on F.I.B regarding the Toll Brothers project along the Gowanus. It's redundant I know, but important that people know about it. There have been countless community board meetings where the actually community's voice gets ignored. Public Hearings where again, the community speaks it's concerns and then the project gets rubber stamped and it's on to the next hoop. I am no expert and there are lots in the community who are, it's heartbreaking at times. Exhausting. The biggest concern for me are the dangers of building on toxic land. I don't trust the Toll Brothers to clean with any care, this is a company who has made an environmental watch list for chissakes along with Exxon and other biggies as a company that seems to have an inability to improve their focus on climate changes. And speaking of climate changes even the city has acknowledged such things happen and this project is on a major flood plain! The other issues are height and affordable housing, but the main issue for me are the health dangers and the destruction of an ecosystem.Anyway, the Zoning and Franchises Subcommittee is holding a Public Hearing regarding this tomorrow morning. If you read read this tonight and care to send a written statement send it to: Tony Avella, Chairperson of Zoning & Franchises
avella@council.nyc.ny.us
Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee Public Hearing regarding
Toll Brothers at 363-365 Bond St
City Hall
Committee Room (R to City Hall or A to Chambers St.)
March 4, 2009 9:30am
Zoning & Franchises Subcommittee Public Hearing regarding
Toll Brothers at 363-365 Bond St
City Hall
Committee Room (R to City Hall or A to Chambers St.)
March 4, 2009 9:30am
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