Hello from CORD! This week we have heard from the Borough President Marty Markowitz*
For Thanksgiving this year we have a cut and paste for each of you to send PLEASE SEND ASAP! to B.P. Markowitz. Please email to askmarty@brooklynbp.nyc.gov
Dear Borough President Markowitz,
I am a Carroll Gardens resident. I am very concerned about the out of context development in my community.
I understand that Amanda Burden, Chairperson of the Department of City Planning, has indicated that your guidance in setting priorities that appropriately address the critical need for zoning adjustments within the borough would be welcomed.
In addition to the development that is being experienced all over our borough, in the heart of Carroll Gardens, exists a unique condition, whereby our tiny, residential, gardened streets, are somehow classified as "wide". This classification allows developers to build or alter existing buildings into even larger, denser structures. They have been taking complete advantage of this with no regard for its impact on our community.
We, as a community, are loathe to push too hard to change that one condition, for fear of delaying a larger rezoning that would benefit many more of our streets.
I appeal to you, Mr Markowitz, as our Borough President, and as a fellow Brooklynite, to request that Carroll Gardens be positioned for immediate study. I further request, that once the study has begun, all projects which would be inappropriate under the new zoning, be halted as not to mar our community any further.
My neighborhood is, for all intents and purposes, under siege. What could be more critical than that?
Sincerely,
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* In a recent letter to the Borough President from Amanda Burden, Director of City Planning, Ms. Burden stated, "We welcome your guidance in further setting priorities that appropriately address the most critical need for rezoning adjustments within the borough." (10-25-2007). Help us to help our Borough President guide Ms. Burden's office!
