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PUBLIC TESTIMONY

Testimony by Marjorie Buff, Member of the Public

1:21:49

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63 sec

Marjorie Buff, a long-time resident of Red Hook, expresses her frustration with the lack of amenities and services in the neighborhood, particularly emphasizing the need for a proper grocery store. She criticizes elected officials for neglecting Red Hook and calls for more support for the community.

  • Buff has lived in Red Hook for 60 years and describes it as a "lost community"
  • She highlights the inconvenience of having to travel far for shopping and the poor quality of existing food stores
  • The testimony underscores the disconnect between elected officials and the needs of Red Hook residents
Marjorie Buff
1:21:49
Good afternoon to the panel.
1:21:51
My name is Audrey Buff, and I've been living out in Redhook since I came to Redhook when I was 9.
1:21:57
I'm 69 now.
1:21:59
Betty needs to be a lovely place.
1:22:01
We have things.
1:22:02
But now we don't have anything.
1:22:04
We have to go so far to go shopping.
1:22:08
We need a grocery store.
1:22:09
I don't wanna go on a grocery store, and I get food, meat, you stink when you're in there.
Nicholas Liberis
1:22:15
Mhmm.
Marjorie Buff
1:22:16
We need better service than what we get, and we vote these people in.
1:22:21
All the kind of as we vote in, but they forget about Redhook.
1:22:24
We looked over.
1:22:26
And it's not fair to us.
1:22:28
For the simple fact is we worked hard, the ones that could work, I worked until I could no longer work.
1:22:36
I brings my kids there.
1:22:38
But now, it's it's it's it's a mess.
1:22:42
If we vote y'all in, y'all supposed to help us, not help somebody else and forget about us.
1:22:48
We're the lost community, and it's not fair to us at all.
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