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Commissioner Carl Weisbrod and Barbara Blair discuss enforcing fair share requirements for non-housing land uses
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Commissioner Carl Weisbrod questions Barbara Blair about the city charter's fair share requirement, which has existed since 1989 but has not worked as intended. He notes that the types of land uses Blair referred to don't lend themselves to easy equitable distribution like housing and asks if she has specific ideas for enforcing the existing requirement, whether through charter changes or legislation.
Blair responds that it needs to be part of a legislative or planning process and suggests that the current fair share concept might not cover uses subcontracted by the government. She highlights the issue of clustering services like harm reduction centers and methadone clinics, which can create negative secondary effects like attracting drug dealers, and emphasizes the need to spread these uses throughout all boroughs.