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Council Member Hanks discusses Silver Lake Park roadway closures with Parks Commissioner
3:46:19
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Council Member Kamillah Hanks engages in a discussion with Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue regarding the reopening and weekend closures of the roadway in Silver Lake Park, Staten Island. The Commissioner confirms the department's commitment to weekend closures and addresses the timeline and resource considerations for implementation.
- The Parks Department commits to closing Silver Lake Roadway on weekends as a compromise.
- Implementation timeline is dependent on seasonal staffing availability for opening and closing the roadway.
- The department aims to implement the weekend closures as soon as feasible, likely in the near future.
Kamillah Hanks
3:46:19
Thank you, chair.
3:46:21
Thank you, commissioner Donahue.
3:46:23
We will definitely miss you.
3:46:25
You've been an incredible partner.
3:46:27
So, as you know, there's been a lot of controversy behind the surrounding of the reopening of the the roadway in Silver Lake Park in Staten Island.
3:46:37
And I know that these are things that we've been back and forth and discussing.
3:46:40
So as a compromise, you know, we just wanna confirm for the record that the Parks Department will be closing Silver Lake Roadway on weekends.
3:46:48
And, you know, we feel that restoring the roadway to its pre COVID use is is a workable balance, and we really appreciate the Parks Department to be working with us on that.
3:46:59
But when can we expect, the weekend closures to begin?
3:47:18
Thank you.
3:47:19
So is there going to be any budgetary or personnel issues?
3:47:23
You know, we've been getting questions as to is it will be it before the summer?
3:47:29
Will it be after?
3:47:30
We kinda wanna dig into the the timing of that or some sort of estimation.
3:48:04
Thank you so much.
Diana Ayala
3:46:36
Yes.
Sue Donoghue
3:47:03
Thank you, council member, for that question and for your partnership on this and so many issues.
3:47:09
We very much understand the importance of closing on the weekends, and it's something that we are absolutely working towards.
3:47:15
I can give you that, commitment for sure.
3:47:38
Yep.
3:47:38
We're going to look to do that as soon as absolutely feasible.
3:47:42
You're right.
3:47:42
It's a resource issue on our part to be able to have the staffing available in the mornings and in the late evenings to facilitate that opening and closing.
3:47:52
But with seasonal staffing coming on board, we anticipate that we'll be able to make that happen sooner rather than later and as soon as we finalize that will be in touch for sure.