There is a petition going around regarding the protection of our lovely little neighborhood. I don't know who started it, but it certainly is a worthwhile attempt to get some fire under the powers that be.
It reads:
To: Our Elected Officials, Community Leaders, the MTA
We the undersigned Carroll Gardens homeowners and residents, are appalled
by the "as of right" ruling which allows owners and developers to erect
buildings in our neighborhood with no regard to the impact they will
present to our quality of life and the value of our homes.
We understand that the current laws and the R-6 zoning which we fall under
allows this at present---but the letter of this law does not reflect the
spirit of the law, nor the wishes of the very people who have made this
community so desirable. We feel that the "as of right" clause recognized by
the city, planning/zoning and building departments should not strip us of
our rights to have a say in the height, bulk and density of the structures
placed in our community.
We are presently not permitted any type of control in this regard, but we
understand that there are different rezoning and/or landmarking measures
which would help remedy this situation. We have been informed that it is
typical for the process to take several years. Clearly, the very character
of our neighborhood cannot afford to wait that long.
Therefore, we DEMAND an immediate moratorium on all buildings and
alterations in our neighborhood, where the ultimate height of any structure
to be built will exceed a height of fifty feet, while we await a decision
on rezoning and or landmarking in our beloved Carroll Gardens.
We, the undersigned, vow to support ONLY those public officials who will
act upon our demands and achieve our goals NOW.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
To sign petition, click here:
Protecting Carroll gardens Petition
In other Carroll Garden news, yesterday, I saw two huge pieces of equipment on the 360 Smith Street site. Looked like really big drills. I guess they were trying to see how far they could drill on the site until the drill bits pierced the ceiling of the subway tunnel underneath. Or maybe just taking soil samples.
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2 comments:
OK. the peircing of the subway ceiling sounds veerrryy scarey! Soil samples sounds scarey too!
Looks like they are gonna build no matter what...but i will sign the petition for what it's worth. I mean if a house that most likely was a stop on the underground railroad is probrably going to be demolished (for a parking lot!!!) what value does a parking lot in Carroll Gardens? If only the 2 places could switch...or something.
I don't know who is circulating the petition, but hey, it can't hurt. I think that all this activism will reach critical mass, or at least I hope so.
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