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Call for inter-agency collaboration on fountain installation

1:34:41

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30 sec

Council Member Brewer expresses frustration with agency silos and calls for collaboration between DEP, FDNY, and Parks to install fountains at park edges using existing fire hydrants.

  • Highlights the presence of water sources (hydrants) near parks
  • Questions why inter-agency cooperation can't solve the fountain installation issue
  • Requests this as another follow-up item for investigation
Gale A. Brewer
1:34:41
I get so frustrated when agencies silo.
1:34:44
So it kinda got hinted at when I asked about the, perimeter of the parks that there is a hydrant.
1:34:50
So don't tell me there's no water because there's a hydrant.
1:34:52
So how can DEP, FDNY, and parks work together to produce fountains at the edge of the parks?
1:35:00
If it's an issue with trees, I understand that, issue with barricades of other kind, but there is a hydrant there, and that means water.
1:35:08
So what why can't we do that connection?
1:35:10
That'll be another follow-up.
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