NYCkayaker ***Message of Importance to the Entire Paddling Community around NYC ****

[islesteve7 at netscape.net]

  This is a message of importance to the entire paddling community in and around New York City. The former U.S. Naval Station on the north shore of Staten Island - The Homeport, will be converted over to public use. A group of people, including myself, are working for a boathouse and floating dock along the mile long cove's shore front. This is an area of Staten Island that is going through a renaissance. New restaurants, parks and recreation areas will be built along side this boathouse. This will make it an excellent future destination for New York paddlers and others. The City of New York has already pledge sixty million dollars to this overall project. 
  We need the support of the entire paddling community and especially paddlers from Staten Island to make every effort to attend the following event. The show of bodies will give the New York City Council a very good idea of the length and breadth of the New York paddling community. Staten Island paddlers should definitely write and/or call councilman McMahon and let him know how you feel about paddling around New York City and the need for paddling facilities at the Homeport. He and his very friendly staff will be delighted to hear from you, as they were to hear from me. 
  The Staten Island Homeport will appear before the City Council Zoning Subcommittee on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 am. It will be held In the Committee Room at City Hall in Manhattan. 
  Verbal support from paddlers would be wonderful to justify the funding for this project and if anyone knows someone in SI, they should contact the councilman: 
  Michael E. McMahon (D) 130 Stuyvesant Place, 6th Floor Staten Island, NY 10301 TEL: (718) 556-7370 FAX: (718) 556-7389 E-mail: mcmahon at council.nyc.ny.us 
  Currently plans call for a space for a boathouse to be constructed but it's far away from the shoreline and I fear may become a boathouse storage facility and not a vibrant, community gathering space similar to the boathouses we love. 
  There's no funding as of yet for the facility - just a spot but that's a start. There will be a floating dock included as part of the project and there will be a smooth pathway to roll boats to the shoreline.
  
 Feel free to contact me for any further information on this valuable and highly worth while project.
  
 Sincerely,
  Steve Blumling
  islesteve7 at netscape.net
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