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October 3, 2010
At public meeting on arena plaza, presentation from SHoP, answers from FCR, ESDC, with video; public, inter-agency meetings coming (to be updated)
Atlantic Yards Reoprt
This is a comprehensive report (with updates coming) on this past week's meeting at Borough Hall. Complete with videos, it's almost the same as being there, except your loud cursing will not disrupt the meeting. Click on the link to get all the details.
At the public meeting held September 29 at Borough Hall regarding Forest City Ratner's plans for the arena plaza, public officials pledged to hold regular community meetings to keep community members informed of construction issues.
They also also pledged to hold inter-agency meetings to make sure governmental agencies were on top of things--though the Empire State Development Corporation's (ESDC) new Project Manager seemed fuzzy on a previous pledge to do so.
About 70 people attended, with a good portion of them somehow officially involved, from elected officials' offices, government offices, and the developer. The event was low-key and, though it was allotted two hours, lasted only 90 minutes.
The big picture
There were a lot of good questions, and a reasonable amount of responsiveness, if not complete candor. There were several questions that were not exactly on topic--the arena plaza design--but they were addressed.
Posted by steve at October 3, 2010 4:45 AM