Q&A
Council Member Holden questions Queens Community Board 11 Chair on City Planning engagement
1:11:31
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Council Member Holden discusses past experiences with City Planning, contrasting them with the current 'City of Yes' proposal. He highlights the lack of community input and the overwhelming opposition from Queens community boards.
- Holden emphasizes the previous collaborative approach with City Planning, particularly with John Young
- He notes that 12 out of 14 Queens community boards voted against the 'City of Yes' proposal
- Holden raises concerns about flooding, poor electrical grid, and transportation issues in his district
Robert F. Holden
1:11:31
Thank you, chair, and thank you panel for your testimony.
1:11:35
Paul, I just wanna I worked with John Young also as a civic leader, as a community board member for 30 years, and you felt that there was give and take.
1:11:42
There were they cared.
1:11:44
You felt that city planning listened.
1:11:47
We're not seeing that in the city of yes.
1:11:49
City planning is just heavy handed with this saying one size fits all.
1:11:54
Now you fought like I did for contextual zones to protect your your housing stock.
Toby Hyde
1:12:00
Yes.
Robert F. Holden
1:12:01
And we down zone.
1:12:02
We actually help city planning.
1:12:03
We surveyed everything.
1:12:05
What's the problem in in the well, 12 out of the 14 Queen's community boards voted against city of yes.
1:12:12
Your board voted against it.
Kevin C. Riley
1:12:13
Yes.
Robert F. Holden
1:12:14
What what was the reason?
1:12:15
Was it flooding?
1:12:16
Because I have flooding.
1:12:18
I have a poor electrical grid.
1:12:20
I have poor transportation.
1:12:21
You have a probably the same No.
