PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Gordon Lee, Member of the Public
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Gordon Lee, a resident of Brooklyn, New York, testified against the "City of Yes" proposal, criticizing it as the "City of Mes" that promotes unaffordability and eliminates community control. He expressed concerns about rising living costs and increasing unaffordability in the city.
- Lee shared his personal background, mentioning his birth during the Nixon administration and his move to Brooklyn in 1977.
- He criticized the mayor's approach, suggesting that the policies only benefit developers.
- Lee disagreed with the notion that rising costs are justified by services provided, arguing that affordability should not be equated with free services.
Gordon Lee
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
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I'm Gordon Lee from Kings Brooklyn, New York, but you can also call me God.
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I'm sorry.
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That means I happen to be God.
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I was a Nixon protester when I was born in June 23 1973.
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Also, vice president Gerald Ford, and Board County, Fort Lauderdale City, Florida.
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I came to Brooklyn, King County, New York City in 1977.
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When elected James Carter, and I grew up here under the Reagan presidency.
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I'm also taking issue with what I was told is the idea of the city of yes.
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You know?
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It was given another name, city of Mes, you know, unaffordable ability.
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The mayor wants to make sure that everything's unaffordable.
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And he wants to eliminate community control.
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And he wants to make policies only for the developers, and I also take issue with it, and I also take issue with the crisis and the city that everyone is talking about Now I'm part of the problem, you know, what's encouraging the rising cost living and increasing unaffordability, including rising rents, you know, because some people I find it.
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And it bothers me that some people say that that's how it should be.
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They say you're getting service, so you have to pay.
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So
Kevin C. Riley
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Thank you, Mister
Gordon Lee
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Lee.
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People.
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It shouldn't be shouldn't be affordable either.
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They think affordable is equivalent to free.
