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Testimony by Lo Van der Valk from Carnegie Hill Neighbors expressing concern over potential loss of community input
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Lo Van der Valk testifies on behalf of Carnegie Hill Neighbors, expressing concern about potential charter changes that centralize land use decision-making and streamline processes at the expense of community input.
He emphasizes the value of local input and requests clarity on any proposed changes before they are put to voters.
Van der Valk acknowledges the complexity of balancing local and citywide concerns.
Lo Van der Valk
3:30:02
Yes.
3:30:03
Yes.
3:30:03
My name is Loew Vanderwok.
3:30:04
I'm representing Carnegie Hill Neighbors, yeah, in the Upper East Side.
3:30:10
We we we are very we are very concerned about this the the the current the current I can't say proposals being considered because they haven't been fully outlined, but we know that there's a the direction will be for a greater centralization of decision making in terms of future housing, especially affordable housing, and that this will tend to short circuit or that the streamlining will come at the cost of community input.
3:30:40
So we wanna go on record of of saying that we think community inputs are very valuable and should should not be compromised.
3:30:49
And I will I will issue a a fuller statement, but I have greatly appreciated the complexity of the issues involved and discussed here, and the balancing, obviously, of the citywide concerns and the local concerns.
3:31:07
But we think we think mechanisms need to be articulated so that when they are when when a proposal is being proposed for the November elections, that there can be a great deal of clarity as to what the new proposals really will entail.
3:31:27
And I thank you for this opportunity to speak.
3:31:31
Thank you.
Richard R. Buery Jr.
3:31:32
Thank you so much.