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Considering the issues we now face with intense traffic congestion, the high density housing already in place or proposed, the increased pollution of our ground and surface waters, along with the corresponding impact on taxes and government services that more high density housing development is likely to present; no consideration of changing the MF code should be considered.  Unless and until the data justifying such a change is made available, the town should not schedule any public hearing on enacting a new MF code. Rather, first hearings and data must be presented  on the issue of any real need for it.  This issue needs much discussion. 

We believe that  the stated reasons for changing the MF code appear to be incredibly insufficent on their face  to form a realistic basis to  re-design the MF code. 

Attached and enclosed is the letter drafted by Mr. Gleason and endorsed by EMPOA and ABCO.  Please feel free to circulate to your civic members and community and to use and incorporate into correspondence or in person statements to the town regarding this most important issue.  Copies will be available at tonight's ABCO meeting at the CORAM FIREHOUSE. 

Please correspond with the town and make plans to attend tomorrow's town board meeting.  In light of the time restrictions in place and the inability of civics to cede time to a representative speaker, it is imperative that the civic communtiy and the public let their voices be heard...that means we need a signigicant showing to defeat this plan in its present form and to secure true community-based planning for our town.

It is time to finally put an end to back-room planning and deals with the special interest groups.

MaryAnn Johnston

ABCO, Land Use and Environment Committe

 

Attached are objections to the MF amendments submitted by EMPOA.

The Town's "Novus"webpage--the one with the agendas--has a new feature  that started yesterday.

There has been a continuing problem.  The Town Board agendas are not available on the page if they are being worked o or if the system hasn't been closed  after being worked on.

Because the resolution agenda seems to undergo constant changes right up to the last minute, it has regularly been unavailable as required, especially during the work day on Fridays, Mondays and Tuesdays  before a Town Board  meeting. 

Going forward, there is to be a separate link for the latest pdf of the resolution agenda for use when the Novus resolution agenda is offline. 

You'll find it near the top of the page:   http://www.brookhaven.org/Live/AgendaPublic.aspx

The pdf link may actually be a few hours old, and may not be current, but at least it will be available    constantly in some form. We do not know when the first pdf will be posted for a  particular meeting.

Also, Town Hall is now an Optimum WiFi Hotspot.  So you can view the agendas at the meetings if you have a device for accessing the internet using WiFi.