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QUESTION

What was the purpose of attending the community board meeting without discussing promised apartment size upgrades?

0:20:21

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Council Member Darlene Mealy critiques the decision not to discuss promised upgrades to apartment sizes at a community board meeting.

  • Mealy questions the purpose of attending a community board meeting without mentioning promised upgrades to the square footage of apartments.
  • She raises concerns about the living conditions in a two-bedroom apartment with only 800 square feet.
  • Mealy inquires why the intended apartment size increase was not communicated to the community.
  • Katherine Gray was beginning to respond when she was interrupted, leaving the question partially unanswered.
Darlene Mealy
0:20:21
As you just said that you just went to the community board and you told us that you were not gonna speak about this project.
0:20:27
So what was the whole intent to go into the community board.
0:20:32
If you were not gonna tell them about the upgrades that you say that you was gonna do, with the square feet of the apartments.
0:20:43
My issue is who can live in a 2 bedroom apartment, only 800 square feet.
0:20:48
If that was what you said she was gonna do when you did the charade come in with the commissioner, Why wouldn't you tell this community about this?
0:20:59
Wouldn't that be something to tell the community?
0:21:02
That instead of 800 square feet, 2 bedroom apartment, y'all have made it bigger.
Katherine Gray
0:21:09
I tend to
Darlene Mealy
0:21:10
I don't understand.
0:21:11
Why this hearing came up so fast if y'all haven't did certain things already.
Katherine Gray
0:21:17
The community board's meeting was a presentation and an update on the Brownsville plan.
0:21:23
I spoke only to announce that the hearing was happening today for the Elerp and inviting people to come.
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