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August 17, 2006
4 hours seal Brooklyn’s fate
The Brooklyn Papers Editorial
All along, the ESDC has tried to discourage public review, analysis and discussion of the Ratner project. That’s the only plausible explanation for its release of a highly technical, 2,000-page draft environmental impact statement for the project while many people — and all three affected Community Boards — were on vacation.
And for scheduling the sole public hearing for Aug. 23 — just 36 days from the release of that 17-inch-thick document.
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When even a developer’s allies argue that more time is needed to assess a project, it’s pretty clear that the review process needs to be decelerated.Taken together, the ESDC effort amounts to a crime against democracy.
Hundreds of people are expected at Wednesday’s hearing at New York City Technical College between 4:30 and 8:30 pm. Brooklynites deserve to discuss the largest development project in their history with more time than it takes for dinner and a movie.
Posted by lumi at August 17, 2006 10:12 PM