PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Theresa Westerdahl, Member of Brooklyn Community Board 9
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Theresa Westerdahl, a resident of Crown Heights and member of Brooklyn Community Board 9, testified in opposition to the City of Yes zoning text amendments. She argued that the current zoning in her district is already allowing for significant development and that the proposed changes would lead to unsustainable density increases without proper infrastructure support.
- Westerdahl claimed that over 3,000 units are already being built in her area, with current zoning allowing for 25,000 new units.
- She expressed concerns about environmental protection, OSHA, and DOB regulation violations in ongoing development projects.
- Westerdahl argued that the City of Yes proposal should be put on hold, citing the current climate of indictments and investigations.
Theresa Westerdahl
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My name is Teresa Westerall.
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I live in Crown Heights next to Abbottsfield, which was a which was a Mitchellama housing project.
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I serve on community board 9th land use committee, and I'm a member of the Sullivan.
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Let them start our neighborhood association.
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I represent myself in this testimony.
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I am here to testify an opposition of coy, city of yes, text to menu changes, city of yes, lax visions, and lessons we have learned from history in the pandemic.
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It is Robert Moses all over again.
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In my district, one of the dentist in the city, the current zoning, is working.
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With in a few blocks of my home, there are over 3 1000 units being built in large developmental projects, which are continually creating hazards and violations of environmental protection, OSHA, and DLB regulations.
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The city has failed to conduct environmental and racial impact studies and assessments in our district.
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CB9 is overburdened in yet, fails to acknowledge that what we have done can and will do in our district in the way of housing and development We want development we want housing development that is truly affordable while maintaining our rights to clean air and water.
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Our current zoning allows for over 25,000 units.
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Of new development.
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That's our current zoning, which is underway, and we could see it every day in the buildings going up around us.
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The new cois zoning would allow for an additional 25,000 units, meaning our density would double No.
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We do not have the infrastructure for that, and we are barely surviving the development that's happening now.
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In the current climate of indictments and investigations, City of Yes needs to be put on hold.
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HOUSING SCARITY IS A PHALICY WHICH CITY PLANNING PREPECUTUATES.
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POPULATION
UNKNOWN
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IS THANK YOU.
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YOU'RE TONIGHT EXPIRED.
Theresa Westerdahl
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Reporter: A LOOK AT ZILOW WILL SHOW 4000 UNITS.
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Reporter:
