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September 18, 2005
Atlantic Yards taken over by New York State and defined
Government agencies typically quietly release controversial or bad news on Friday to keep the public/media outcry to a dull whimper.
Here's what Brooklynites have been waiting for:
COMBINED NOTICE OF PROPOSED LEAD AGENCY DESIGNATION, PUBLIC SCOPING AND INTENT TO PREPRARE A DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
NY State officially takes over the project and schedules a public scoping meeting to obtain comments on the draft scope of analysis for the DEIS, which is attached to this notice. The document also announces the intention to condemn property using eminent domain.
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at New York City College of Technology, 285 Jay Street, Klitgord Auditorium, Brooklyn.
ATLANTIC YARDS ARENA AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT DRAFT SCOPE OF ANALYSIS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (Filesize 1.7MB)
This document is a draft of what environmental impacts will be studied. It also defines the actual size of the project which now officially includes Site 5 across Flatbush Ave. in Park Slope.
Posted by lumi at September 18, 2005 8:52 AM