« Cut Out the Ratner Carve-Out | Main | Why the rush to Manhattanize L.A.? »
August 12, 2007
Coalition Seeks More Community Input Into Atlantic Yards Process
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Raanan Geberer
Now, a coalition group known as BrooklynSpeaks has called for a major restructuring of the oversight process for the project. BrooklynSpeaks is sponsored by a host of community-related organizations including the Municipal Art Society, the Pratt Area Community Council, the Fifth Avenue Committee, the Boerum Hill Association and others.At Borough Hall yesterday, representatives of the group represented the proposed change with a drawing. The current process shows Forest City at the center, with input from the Community Benefit Association (CBA) groups, the state’s Empire State Development Corp. (ESDC) and (in an unofficial capacity) the city.
What BrooklynSpeaks would like to see is a “Stakeholder Council” with input from local elected officials, community boards, community groups, CBA groups and local elected officials. The council would provide input to a “Project Oversight Entity,” with additional input from the ESDC and the city, which in turn would give input to Forest City.
Posted by amy at August 12, 2007 7:58 AM