NYCkayaker Reminder!! 9/27 CB4 Waterfront and Parks Committee Meeting

[Nancy Brous]

Important Community Board 4 Waterfront and Parks Committee Meeting
THIS Wednesday, September 27, 2006 @ 6:00 p.m.
Holland House, 351 W. 42nd St. (b. 8th / 9th), Basement

(Please try to arrive for the start of the meeting as this issue will be
first on the agenda)

Issues of free public water access for human powered boating in Hudson River
Park will be discussed, specifically as they relate to the recent closure
and imminent relocation of Pier 63 Maritime (aka the barge, the frying pan,
pier 63).

The current plan for the for the barge will see the vessel, its cafe, and
historic ships moved 2 blocks north to pier 66a, but WITHOUT A PUBLIC LAUNCH
FOR HUMAN POWERED BOATS OR KAYAK / CANOE STORAGE.

Please come show your support for the NYC area's human-powered boating
community's continued presence in Hudson River Park, and free public access
to our local waterways.

The greater our attendance, the louder our voice.

Please make sure to sign in at the meeting as a concerned paddler, and any
visible props, like paddles, pfd's you may choose to bring will help garner
needed visibity.

Please feel free to forward this announcement to any and all parties
interested in the issues of water access for human-powered boaters in this
and other regions.

***For updates on this issue, to view associated files (letters to elected
officials, public statements, petitions, etc), and to discuss these issues
with other concerned community members, we invite you to join our yahoo
group HRPAccess by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HRPAccess/
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