Wednesday, July 11, 2007

CG CORD PETITION UPDATE

CORD has dropped off the "first" fifteen hundred signatures (we at CORD are only "beginning" to collect the signatures), and the written petition, and a personal letter to all the following public officials and appointees below. (All the petitions going to Brooklyn offices as well as Mayor Bloomberg's copy were hand-delivered) :
Mayor Bloomberg
Boro President Marty Markowitz
State Senator Marty Connor
Assemblywoman Joan Millman
Councilman Bill deBlasio
New York City Public Advocate Besty Gotbaum
Amanda Burden Chair, New York City Department of Planning
New York City and Brooklyn Commissioners of Department of Buildings
Peter Kalilkow, MTA Chair and President
Mr. Howard Roberts NYC Transit President

Please tell everyone you know: we need MORE!! signatures! People can sign here online, where they can also read our posts and keep up with some of the aspects of the story. Or, people can sign in person at the subway plaza (F train/Carroll Street) as there is a petition left there at all times and sometimes we are out there getting signatures in person OR!
Sunday we will be at the new outodoor farmer's market in front of PS 58 (where we were last week) getting signatures, meeting people, and buying yummy fresh vegetables, baked goods, etc.
Remember: All volunteers are welcome at CORD. Please email us at CG CORD@gmail.com if you would like to help out in some way. Thank you!

CORD HISTORY:

With the "Protect Our Homes" petition, CORD was formed in May, 2007. This petition arose as an overwhelmingly negative response to the coming of the over-sized 360 Smith Street Development at the corner of Smith Street and Second Place (Aka Oliver House; aka 131 Second Place). This petition, which had well over three thousand signatures, led to a new zoning text amendment in summer of 2008.

To: Our Elected Officials, Community Leaders, The MTA:
(MAY, 2007)

We the undersigned Carroll Gardens homeowners and residents, are appalled by the "as of right" ruling which allows owners and developers to erect buildings in our neighborhood with no regard to the impact they will present to our quality of life and the value of our homes........

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?crlgrdns