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Council Member Holden's closing remarks and panel interaction on waterfront usage
2:08:00
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Council Member Holden concludes by reiterating the importance of waterfront usage and engaging with panel members on the topic. He thanks the Newtown Creek Alliance for their work and suggests methods to incentivize waterway use.
- Holden proposes using property taxes as an incentive for waterway usage
- He criticizes the lack of enforcement and suggests working across multiple agencies
- The council member emphasizes the long-standing nature of this issue, mentioning his previous testimonies on the subject
Robert F. Holden
2:08:00
the way, thank you for the work that you do in Newtown Creek Alliance.
2:08:04
I just wanna that's why I'd like to, you know, certainly mention that off for the record that they worked tirelessly and we have to clean up the creek finally And I think we're sort of getting there, but it's taking a it's a long process.
2:08:17
Thanks.
Alexa Avilés
2:08:19
I guess if if anyone would like to respond to the waterfront usage opportunities or the advocacy around that.
UNKNOWN
2:08:30
Yeah.
Chantal Lee
2:08:31
Thank you, council member.
2:08:33
And, yeah, we definitely would advocate, what you just proposed, to mandate that whoever, lease or buys a property along, especially, Newtown Creek Waterfront, they they will build proper walking waterfronts and have their goods and materials delivered using that waterway that is designated for industrial uses.
Robert F. Holden
2:08:56
Yeah.
2:08:57
And the way to do that is you could do it through taxes, property taxes.
2:09:00
You can incentivize.
2:09:01
I mean, that's what most cities do and municipalities.
2:09:07
But it's almost a crime that you're sitting on a creek or you're sitting on a waterway and you're not using that waterway.
2:09:14
I mean that comes with zoning.
2:09:16
But again, I've said this to the commissioner over and over again.
2:09:20
But in the testimony, you don't hear that.
2:09:22
And when I did ask about that, you know, how do we well, we don't enforce trucks or we don't.
2:09:27
But you know what, you also could incentivize or recommend to the leadership and work with multiple agencies.
2:09:35
Thank you again for coming back.
2:09:36
Thanks.
Robyn Marquis
2:09:36
Thank you.