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August 4, 2005
Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods seeking neighborhood organizations to participate in community review of EIS
The Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods (CBN) is inviting all local community groups, including block and merchant associations, churches and community organizations active in CBs 2, 3, 6, and 8, to join in preparation for the community review of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic/Vanderbilt rail yards.
Membership will entail agreeing to the mission and structure of the Council and paying nominal dues of $50 per member organization for administrative and operating costs.
The CBN invites community groups to send a representative(s) to a General Meeting:
WHEN: Tuesday, August 9th, 7pm
WHERE: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 S. Oxford Street (corner of Lafayette).
The featured speaker will be Tom Angotti, Professor of Urban Affairs & Planning at Hunter College who will help explain the EIS process.
Download the official CBN solitication letter (including the mission and charter statement).
Posted by lumi at August 4, 2005 9:01 AM