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Community engagement is essential to creating a North Shore Action Plan that leads to meaningful public and private investment, increased opportunity, and a higher quality of life for North Shore communities.
The success of the study will, first and foremost, rely upon the input of North Shore residents – the project’s “inside experts”. In addition, Community and Technical Advisory Committees, made up of civic, public, non-profit, and private sector leaders, will help NYCEDC and NYCDCP to reach a broad and diverse group of stakeholders. These committees will also provide guidance on project direction and recommendations throughout the study.
Community engagement will include three rounds:
(1) Kick-off meetings with the Advisory committee and general public were held in early April, 2009 and provided an opportunity for over 60 Staten residents to hear the project team’s initial due diligence, discuss the project’s scope, and provide critical feedback that will help set and shape priorities for the entire study;
(2) A second round of Advisory Committee and public meetings that will help to refine initial recommendations and rank priorities; and
(3) A third round when refined recommendations will be presented and the project team will gather a final round of feedback before the production of a final deliverable.
We strongly encourage all stakeholders to attend our public meetings and provide feedback through the contact information below.
The Advisory Committee members include:
- Office of the Borough President
- Staten Island City Council District 49
- NY State Senate Districts 23, 24
- NY State Assembly Districts 61,63
- Community Board 1
- Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
- Staten Island Economic Development Corporation
- Mariners Harbor Civic Association
- Staten Island Taxpayers Association
- Preservation League of Staten Island
- Project Hospitality
- North Shore Waterfront Conservancy
- West Brighton Local Development Corporation
- Downtown Staten Island Council
- St. George Civic Association
- American Institute of Architects, Staten Island Chapter
- Metropolitan Transit Authority, New York City Transit
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- New York State Department of Transportation
- New York City Department of Transportation
- New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
- New York City Department of Design & Construction
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection
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