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Community engagement and surveys regarding FEC demolition plans
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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about the community engagement process and surveys conducted to justify the demolition plans for Fulton/Elliott-Chelsea (FEC) campuses. NYCHA officials describe the engagement process and survey conducted in early 2023.
- NYCHA conducted a survey in the first half of 2023 as part of a broader engagement process
- The process included weekly town hall meetings and tours of new affordable housing construction for residents
- The survey allowed residents to register their preference between rehabilitation and new construction plans
- NYCHA officials believe residents were clearly informed about how the survey would impact their development
Chris Banks
3:19:25
Okay.
3:19:26
I just want to go back to the community engagement piece when it comes to Chelsea And Elliott.
3:19:33
Can you describe the informal survey that was conducted at FEC to justify the demolition?
Jonathan Gouveia
3:19:43
So we did the survey in the first half of twenty twenty three.
3:19:47
It was part of whole engagement process that we had designed with the tenant association presidents at the time from Fulton and Elliot Chelsea, as well as the elected officials who represent the area.
3:20:01
And we decided jointly that we would put together this survey that would be accompanied with pretty in-depth engagement on a weekly basis.
3:20:12
So we were holding three or four town hall style meetings every week.
3:20:16
We were taking residents on tours of new affordable housing construction that they could see in Long Island City as well as Roosevelt Island.
3:20:23
And we talked about the benefits and the trade offs associated with rehab versus new construction.
3:20:30
And then residents had the ability to use this survey to register their preference for either sticking with the rehab plan or the new construction plan.
Chris Banks
3:20:39
So were residents clearly told how the survey would impact their development?
Jonathan Gouveia
3:20:45
We believe so.