REMARKS
Council Member Holden expresses concerns about infrastructure and one-size-fits-all approach
4:09:38
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Council Member Robert F. Holden voices strong concerns about the proposal's one-size-fits-all approach and its potential impact on infrastructure in his district. He emphasizes the existing problems with flooding, sewers, and electrical grid in his area.
- Holden criticizes the inflexibility of the proposal, stating that it doesn't consider the varying needs of different neighborhoods
- He highlights specific infrastructure issues in his district, including sewer backups during normal thunderstorms and a poor electrical grid
- Holden suggests that the proposal seems to prioritize developer profits over addressing existing infrastructure problems
Robert F. Holden
4:09:38
I Just WANT TO GO TO THE 1 SIZE FITS ALL, WHICH THEY WON'T BUDGE ON THIS.
4:09:43
We had the chair of the city planning saying, well, all neighborhoods have to share the burden for to share affordable housing or housing period.
4:09:55
Now and I brought this up.
4:09:56
I said, my district has probably the worst flooding.
4:09:59
Our sewers are backing up in a normal thunderstorm.
4:10:03
Normal.
4:10:04
Not talking about hurricanes or tropical storms.
4:10:07
I'm talking about soars backing up.
4:10:09
My electrical grid is the worst.
4:10:11
So as a city planner, would you, you know, recommend
Bruce Rosen
4:10:15
You're right.
Robert F. Holden
4:10:16
More housing.
4:10:16
One one just finish.
4:10:17
I just wanna finish.
4:10:19
One more, you know, additional housing when the infrastructure does not warrant it.
4:10:24
It doesn't allow for it because flooding, storm water run off into the Newtown Creek, poor subways or no subways, bus service only.
4:10:34
This is and then take away the parking.
4:10:37
It's almost cartilage to for developers to just make more money.
4:10:42
And that's what I see this as a city of the house.
Ronda Wist
4:10:45
Well, I just wanna say, I do think chairman Garodnik did an amazing presentation yesterday.
4:10:50
I thought it was unbelievable for chairman to do that presentation.
4:10:53
But I wanna say in terms of infrastructure, I'm in New Yorkville, and we have, you know, different infrastructure issues.
4:10:59
So I think, yes, infrastructure is a big piece of it, and I think that's what I'm everybody's saying that, you know, that that all the agencies and all the entities must work together, right, to
Julie Reyes
4:11:10
make sure.
Robert F. Holden
4:11:11
We're not seeing that, though.
4:11:12
We're seeing Yeah.
4:11:13
Take it or leave it.
4:11:14
It's it's it's a god.
4:11:15
Have everything.
4:11:15
Thank you.
