Monday, April 29, 2019

"Gowanus residents demand rezoning wait until after canal cleanup"

So grateful to writer, Scott Unman, for this piece!

Above photo by Rob Abruzzesse

“This is clearly the neighborhood that has been most vocal and most active around the CSO issue. We would welcome some really 
"creative and thoughtful policies [accounting for how] new density will manage its own sewage and really contribute to the solution. That needs to be figured out during the zoning process.”
Please read the rest of this article here:
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/03/27/gowanus-rezoning-wait-for-canal-cleanup/
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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