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July 23, 2009
Protocol for Public Hearing on the 2009 Modified General Project Plan for the Atlantic Yards Project
Empire State Development Corporation
Given the great susceptibility of Atlantic Yards hearings to devolve into sideshows of building trades-led chants of "Build it now!," heckling by a certain member of the clergy, and occasional outbursts by frustrated project opponents, the Empire State Development Corporation has actually laid out a "protocol" for next week's two-day hearing on the Modified General Project Plan.
In order to help facilitate an orderly and productive public hearing ESDC will employ the following protocols for each session:
Interested speakers will be asked to sign-up prior to speaking. Speakers will be asked to identify their respective position (in favor or against the project) and to the extent feasible speakers will be alternated between those in favor and those opposed.
Speakers can sign-up at the hearing location, starting one hour prior to each session, and will generally be heard on a first come basis. The only exception will be given to elected officials who will be given deference to speak when available.
In order to expedite the sign-in process, persons desiring to speak can complete the form below and submit at the hearing location on the date of the hearing.
ALL speakers will be limited to three (3) minutes. Speakers WILL BE CUT OFF when their time has elapsed.
Any attendee who disrupts the proceedings will be escorted off the premises.
Click thru [PDF] with instructions on how to submit comments via snail- or e-mail and a short form that you can fill out in advance to expedite the sign-up process if you wish to give testimony at the hearing.
NoLandGrab: This hearing might be worth attending if for no other reason than to see how effectively the ESDC is able to enforce its "protocol."
Posted by eric at July 23, 2009 2:20 PM