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November 12, 2006
A Little Help Here? Community Boards Call For Professional Help Dissecting Major Land Use Projects
Courier-Life
Earlier this week at a panel discussion on the impact of development on local communities held at Long Island College Hospital, Community Board Six Chair Jerry Armer insisted that community boards like his needed professional city planners at their disposal to effectively advocate for residents.
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Without the help of a professional city planner, Armer said that it was very difficult for community boards to pick through the intricacies of massive building plans like Atlantic Yards and to have their recommendations taken seriously.Community Boards across Brooklyn would have their own city planner on staff if the borough would adopt a reform package similar to the one Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer is advocating.
Bob Furman, president of the Four Borough Neighborhood Preservation Alliance, would like Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz to do just that, but so far the answer has been, “no thanks.”
Posted by amy at November 12, 2006 10:55 PM