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Council Member Avilés expresses concerns about BMT investment and planning process
1:10:44
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Council Member Avilés articulates her concerns about the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) project, focusing on the inadequate investment level and the rushed planning process. She emphasizes the discord between the project's importance and the current investment commitments.
- Avilés highlights the rushed 4-month planning process for the 22-acre BMT property
- She expresses disappointment in the investment level, describing it as 'paltry' compared to the project's economic importance
- Avilés criticizes the reliance on luxury housing on public land to subsidize the work
- She underscores the commitment to fight for the project's success while expressing frustration with the current approach
Alexa Avilés
1:10:44
So is the request about 150 in match for the current So that's been the request from the state is a $200,000,000 match?
Andrew Kimball
1:10:53
That is a discussion that has been had, yes.
Alexa Avilés
1:10:57
Okay.
1:10:58
So, okay.
1:11:03
I guess, you know, I think we know all the problems of the BMT process, particularly that it was a 22 acre property that's been rammed into a four month planning process and all the challenges at that.
1:11:20
But also the the investment is not at the level that reflects the importance to the city, quite frankly, of this property.
1:11:29
And I get very excited when I see the Blue Highway concepts coming together, and we really want this to be successful.
1:11:38
You have you you certainly have our commitment to fight through it, but I still find the investments in this quite paltry compared to not only its economic importance, both for our surrounding community, but for the city as as the city entirely.
1:11:55
And when you look at it compared to other projects, it really significantly pales in comparison.
1:12:02
And there's a real discord there that is very challenging for people to understand, Cause we're seeing lots of commitments, but we're not seeing the actual investments.
1:12:12
And we're seeing luxury housing on public land is what is going to actually subsidize this work, and that's just an unacceptable proposition for us.
1:12:23
But one last question, chair, if I may.