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Testimony by Sharon Brown Jeter, Member of the Public

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Sharon Brown Jeter provided testimony on the topic of leases and real estate practices by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services. She offered suggestions for reclaiming sold city properties and addressing homelessness through strategic property management.

Proposed using eminent domain or negotiating compensation to reclaim previously sold city properties if needed
Suggested leasing properties in advance to provide immediate housing for homeless individuals, including military personnel
Advocated for offering housing without strings attached as a means to eliminate homelessness

Sharon Brown Jeter

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Hello.

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My name is Sharon Brown Cheater.

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Can you give me an overview of what with the specific topic?

Lincoln Restler

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It's always good to have you here with us, miss Brown Cheater.

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The topic we're focusing on today are are relates to leases and real estate practices by the Department of Citywide Administrative Services.

Sharon Brown Jeter

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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First of all, I would like to say we are keeping Israel in our prayers, defend Israel.

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We need to have their hostages release and let Yahweh's people go.

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Okay.

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For the leases of the things that They said mayor Bloomberg said we sold it to some people, some of the properties that we had.

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We do have eminent domain, but we don't have to go that far.

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If those properties are something that we want back, we can go back to the people that we sold it to, and we can offer them some compensation in order to get those building back if it's even feasible, if there's any property that the city lost, and it is incumbent it it would be incumbent upon us to use the laws that we have at our disposal.

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If there's any dire need for us to have those buildings back, we could always use eminent domain, and we also would compensate people for that, or we could just do some kind of deal to get it back.

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We need to make sure we get people into housing immediately.

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We need to make sure that the city is renting out properties so that when we have people who become homeless, military and whoever they are, that we have properties, that we already lease in the name of the government, whether it be complete houses, whether it be apartments, or whatever kind of living situation that is not congregate a congregate a congregate living, and we need to be able to offer it to people without strings attached.

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And that's how we can eliminate homelessness by getting the key, giving it to them, and getting out of their business.

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