tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post6013707688985662794..comments2024-03-28T13:46:38.346-04:00Comments on Pardon Me For Asking: EPA Projects A 'Significant Increase' In CSOs Into The Gowanus Canal As Part Of Proposed Area RezoningKellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17882047670852126739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-18411150705056668902019-05-29T20:39:57.496-04:002019-05-29T20:39:57.496-04:00Typical of the city, real estate interests end up ...Typical of the city, real estate interests end up overriding real planning and infrastructure upgrades. Luxury development in flood-prone zones, accelerated development in gentrifying neighborhoods are excused by theoretical environmental mitigations such as green roofs and the promise of a smattering of so-called affordable units, most pitched to over 100% of median income, or $120,000. Our elected officials are willing to allow developments that will kill the Botanic Garden with shadows, create secondary displacement with buildings that are 70% market rate and provide incentives to do so through tax abatements and increased heights. The EPA is being diplomatic in this statement--shall we dub it "Muellerese"--which I can understand given today's politics. While the City spouts climate change mitigation policies, our elected officials basically sing "Eat, drink and be merry, because tomorrow we die" as they scoop up their REBNY $$. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36892255.post-20456871697856782632019-05-29T10:09:30.284-04:002019-05-29T10:09:30.284-04:00Duh, there's about 700 apartments in rezoning ...Duh, there's about 700 apartments in rezoning area today and scoping projects +7,000 after rezoning (10x). +/-200,000 gpd x 10 = +/-2,000,000 GPD. Did the EPA say that the excess capacity of our sewage treatment plant can't accommodate +2K GPD? Storm water on all of those properties currently overwhelm our plant and after development, all properties will capture the storm water so <b>isn't that an improvement?</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com