City To Host Gowanus Homeowners Meeting To Tout Alternative Plan. Have You Been Notified?

Well, surprise, surprise! The City is continuing to spin and to tout its alternative plan for the Gowanus clean-up. The latest in this saga involves an email (below) from Amy Chester, Chief-Of-Staff to Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, about a meeting for home owners and for business owners along the canal.

It was sent to me from a resident of Fort Greene, who was notified by the office of State Senator Velmanette Montgomery. (Thanks goes to State Senator Montgomery who is on top of the Gowanus issue and supports the 'Superfund Site' designation for the Gowanus Canal.)

Problem is, it would appear that residents of the Carroll Gardens/Gowanus community have not gotten the same information.
I live two blocks away from the Gowanus and did not know anything about this.

Bad me. I guess I was supposed to magically find the info on the City's www.gowanusalternative.com web site.

So Typical!!!!!

Below is the email from Amy Chester.

Subject

Gowanus Canal Meetings June 23 and

24th at 6pm

Hello,

We just wanted make sure that you know that the Mayor’s Office has planned

2 meetings for the property owners who are adjacent to the Gowanus Canal to

discuss the proposed listing and the City’s alternative plan. You are of

course, welcome to attend.

The info is as follows:

· Meeting for homeowners who live near the Canal Tuesday,

June 23 at 6 p.m., at P.S. 32 (317 Hoyt Street).

· Meeting for business owners located near the Canal

Wednesday, June 24 at 6 p.m., at P.S. 32 (317 Hoyt Street).

The meeting information is also available on our website

www.gowanusalternative.com

We hope to see you there.

Best.

Amy

AMY CHESTER

CHIEF OF STAFF TO DEPUTY MAYOR KEVIN SHEEKEY

CITY HALL

NEW YORK, NY 10007

212.788.2154

AChester@cityhall.nyc.gov

www.nyc.gov

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