TESTIMONY
Henry Euler, President of the Auburndale Improvement Association, on Concerns About the City of Yes Economic Opportunity Proposal
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Henry Euler, President of the Auburndale Improvement Association, opposes the City of Yes Economic Opportunity Proposal due to its complexity and lack of clarity about its impacts.
- Euler represents an association with over 300 members in the Auburndale section of Flushing Queens and Western Bayside.
- He criticizes the proposal's 18 sections for being overwhelming and suggests a staged introduction.
- He argues against the one-size-fits-all approach of the proposal, emphasizing New York City's diversity.
- Euler has provided written testimony to the council detailing his association's concerns.
Henry Euler
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Can you hear me?
Kevin C. Riley
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Yes.
Henry Euler
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Oh, Thank you so much, Cheah Riley.
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Letting me speak today.
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My name is Henry Euler.
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I'm the president of the Aubendale Improvement Association.
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In the Orpen Dale section of Flushing Queens, where we also extend into Western Bayside.
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We have over 300 members, and we are opposed to the city of yes, economic opportunity portion.
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Of this proposal.
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When you look at the proposal, there's 18 sections.
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And this is a lot of information, and there's a lot of information that we don't know yet.
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We don't know all the ramifications of a lot of these.
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Particular parts of the proposal.
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It should have really been done in stages.
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I I think it was divided into 4 groups.
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It would have made a lot of sense to do each group separately and then get more information for everybody to try to understand.
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We also agree with the thought that this is a proposal that we have one size fits all, and that's not true in our city.
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Our city is so diverse.
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And so many different neighborhoods with different needs and stuff.
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I did hand in written testimony, which I appreciate the council members reading.
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Thank you so much for letting me testify today on behalf of MyCivic Association.
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Have a great day.