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Appreciation for staff and projects, and mention of permitting issues
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Council Member Restler expresses appreciation for specific staff members and projects, particularly highlighting Mary Saleh Hussein and the Miyawaki Mini Forest project. He also mentions concerns about permitting issues in McCarran Park.
- Restler praises Mary Saleh Hussein, the recently promoted community board one administrator for Parks.
- He expresses gratitude for the partnership on the Miyawaki Mini Forest project in Williamsburg.
- Restler echoes concerns about permitting issues, specifically mentioning problems in McCarran Park.
Lincoln Restler
1:33:17
Recently promoted community board one administrator for Parks, Mary Saleh Mary Selig Hussein is just terrific.
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She's been you all know it.
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She's a tremendous partner for our office and for everybody in Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
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Really lucky to have her.
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And really grateful to her and your whole team for the partnership on the mini forest that we're doing in Williamsburg.
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We're really excited about the Miyawaki Mini Forest that we're hoping to get planted later this spring.
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So thank you for for everyone who's worked with us on that.
1:33:46
I think it's a great model that hopefully will replicate in council districts across the city.
1:33:49
We're really thrilled to to help fund it.
1:33:51
And I do wanna echo council member Aviles' concerns on the permitting issues.
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We have the same problem in McCarran.
1:33:56
People are pissed.
1:33:57
We would love to see that issue fixed.
1:34:00
There are two or three issues, depending on time, that I would like to get through.