IMPORTANT ADVISORY
This month's Broad Channel Civic Association meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 22nd at the American Legion at 7:30 p.m.
Various city agencies will be present at this meeting to discuss the Broad Channel Flood Mitigation Project involving the construction of new bulkheads at the end of West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads and the raising of streets on each of those roads.
I am sure you are all aware that in March of this year, the city advised us that a re-examination of the drainage system for this project would result in a delay of the start of construction for one year.
Reacting swiftly, the Broad Channel community and our elected representatives called the city to task in this regard and in mid-March the city revised their stance and stated that the project was "back on track" and scheduled to be put out for bid next month (June 2013) with construction to start mid to late summer this year, 2013.
Inquiries are now being made by the city as to the numbers of residents on the affected roads (W11th, 12th and 13th) are rebuilding and/or are raising their homes.
Given the city's recent failed attempt back in March of this year to delay this project until 2014, we must consider the possibility as to whether the city is attempting to utilize such rebuilding/raising data to, once again, attempt to delay the start of this project by using the new FEMA flood maps and insurance regulations as a means of delaying (or possibly killing) this Capital Project.
It must also be kept in mind that there is an election this coming November which will bring us a new Mayor, a new Queens Borough President and possibly a new City Council representative for our CD District 32.
Additionally, Queens DOT Commissioner Maura McCarthy retired earlier this year and has been replaced.
It is not beyond the realm of possibility that should the city be allowed to delay this project, with the pending new city administration resulting from the November elections, the funding for this initiative could "disappear".
We are urging all residents of West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads to attend the Broad Channel Civic Association meeting later this month on Wednesday (not the usual Thursday), May 22nd to make sure the city understands that we fully expect this project to go forward as presently scheduled.
As only a portion of the $24 million in funding for this project will be expended for work on the the three roads presently scheduled, it is also strongly recommended that the entire Broad Channel community attend this meeting as those monies will ultimately be used for mitigation purposes for other areas within our town.
We are also requesting that our elected representatives also attend this meeting to support us in this matter.
Additionally, we will be inviting various media representatives to attend this meeting.
I know we are all tired of dealing with insurance companies, FEMA, banks, contractors, architects, engineers, the Small Business Business Administration, etc., trying to get our lives back together but this is one more issue that we must fully engage by coming together as a community for the ultimate good of Broad Channel.
Remember the date:
Wednesday
May 22, 2013
American Legion Hall
7:30 p.m.
Please share this information with your family and friends and ask them to attend this meeting also.
Various city agencies will be present at this meeting to discuss the Broad Channel Flood Mitigation Project involving the construction of new bulkheads at the end of West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads and the raising of streets on each of those roads.
I am sure you are all aware that in March of this year, the city advised us that a re-examination of the drainage system for this project would result in a delay of the start of construction for one year.
Reacting swiftly, the Broad Channel community and our elected representatives called the city to task in this regard and in mid-March the city revised their stance and stated that the project was "back on track" and scheduled to be put out for bid next month (June 2013) with construction to start mid to late summer this year, 2013.
Inquiries are now being made by the city as to the numbers of residents on the affected roads (W11th, 12th and 13th) are rebuilding and/or are raising their homes.
Given the city's recent failed attempt back in March of this year to delay this project until 2014, we must consider the possibility as to whether the city is attempting to utilize such rebuilding/raising data to, once again, attempt to delay the start of this project by using the new FEMA flood maps and insurance regulations as a means of delaying (or possibly killing) this Capital Project.
It must also be kept in mind that there is an election this coming November which will bring us a new Mayor, a new Queens Borough President and possibly a new City Council representative for our CD District 32.
Additionally, Queens DOT Commissioner Maura McCarthy retired earlier this year and has been replaced.
It is not beyond the realm of possibility that should the city be allowed to delay this project, with the pending new city administration resulting from the November elections, the funding for this initiative could "disappear".
We are urging all residents of West 11th, 12th and 13th Roads to attend the Broad Channel Civic Association meeting later this month on Wednesday (not the usual Thursday), May 22nd to make sure the city understands that we fully expect this project to go forward as presently scheduled.
As only a portion of the $24 million in funding for this project will be expended for work on the the three roads presently scheduled, it is also strongly recommended that the entire Broad Channel community attend this meeting as those monies will ultimately be used for mitigation purposes for other areas within our town.
We are also requesting that our elected representatives also attend this meeting to support us in this matter.
Additionally, we will be inviting various media representatives to attend this meeting.
I know we are all tired of dealing with insurance companies, FEMA, banks, contractors, architects, engineers, the Small Business Business Administration, etc., trying to get our lives back together but this is one more issue that we must fully engage by coming together as a community for the ultimate good of Broad Channel.
Remember the date:
Wednesday
May 22, 2013
American Legion Hall
7:30 p.m.
Please share this information with your family and friends and ask them to attend this meeting also.
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