NYCkayaker Yonkers?

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

To whom? Is there a mailing address or email? Thanks!

-----Original Message-----
>From: mike <mpidel at optonline.net>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2008 11:42 PM
>To: bonnie13 at earthlink.net, 'nyckayaker' <NYCkayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Subject: RE: NYCkayaker Yonkers?
>
>Bonnie  the  yprc commodore has asked everybody to write the city of yonkers
>
>"The Alexander Street Master Plan comment period is up to February 20th,
>2008. You can submit your written comments to Louis C. Kirven, Yonkers
>Community Development Agency, 87 Nepperhan Avenue, Suite 312, Yonkers, NY
>10701, or by email to daisy.colon at yonkersny.gov"
>We hope that all of our members will write letters as citizens of Yonkers
>and the Hudson Valley, and as individuals with a stake in keeping the Hudson
>River waterways open to human powered boats. We all have an opportunity to
>play a role in the stewardship of our best resource, the Hudson river."
>So the position is everybody has a voice  and should express it and not just
>hope the negotiations work out on their own accord. The letter faxes and
>emails to the city give needed negotiation  power to the yprc board  when
>they meet with the city next week, so early supporting  emails and faxes
>would be good, you will get a received receipt .i plan on putting in each
>problem and subject I have with the DGEIS as a different email, seven emails
>with specific subjects will be easy to file than  a long list. 
>  The outfit that drew up this plan the dgeis  downplayed the historic and
>nature and longevity of the YCC/YPRC basically calling it a  vagabond club
>that moves all the time. Actually, it and the sewage pump station that it
>sits in front of it are probably two of the three oldest continuous use
>structure still being used on the waterfront, the ironic thing is the sewage
>pump plant is considered a NYS significant historical structure. It has two
>51 inch pipes that dump sewage into the Hudson, how quaint and historic this
>turds must be, I think the YCC can beat that.  The cut off date for letters,
>emails and faxes for this particular DGEIS is feb 20, so the first course of
>action is plenty of faxes and email till feb 20. the  yonkers board I think
>is meeting with the city  nest week , I am going to make sure I have the
>letter concerning the YCC relocation in  by Monday . I was going to send one
>long letter but after tonight's  community meeting I believe we would be
>would be better off sending each comment on each part separate.  the canoe
>club is the one of my issue but  since there are many  good people involved
>, and many groups up the Hudson and around the world to support and comment
>they will get good support .
>The greenway  width and construction itself I am very concerned with, since
>many people up here have never seen a good working greenway, they don't know
>how good it can be if done right . One of the speakers tonight mentioned
>that he had put his kayak in for a paddle at the JFK marina and since none
>was at the park beside drug dealers  he though it was a waste  of space and
>parkland that wasn't needed and could be used for  tax paying real estate
>development.  The whole NYC waterfront from Houston street piers to  125
>street was a scary place until a couple  years ago. poorly designed parks
>under are not used  and do not draw people , most parks in yonkers  suck,
>you don't find adults there,  I think it is always better to crowd source
>and work as a collective group. I am sure there are redeveloped waterfronts
>around the  world that have incorporated the existing historical waterfront
>clubs. It is no big deal to extend and build the esplanade around us; they
>extended into the Hudson for the Collins project south of us. They are
>planning to build a two-lane roadway and a greenway on the riverfront to JFK
>marina where there is no current land/
> bottom line the more written comments  received on this issue the better,
>it is a very specific  legal process with very specific times frames and
>requiring written comments, below is the legal process , we are at the
>comments period now
>..............................................................
>. Scoping-a process intended to elicit comments from interested and involved
>agencies and
>the public on the content and scope of the GEIS. A public scoping meeting
>was conducted on
>November 28, 2006, by the CDA. A scoping memo and revised scope was
>presented to the
>CDA. After due consideration, the CDA adopted the final scope on April 19,
>2007, and
>circulated the scope to involved and interested agencies and persons.
>. DGEIS-a draft document to be published by the Yonkers CDA for public and
>agency
>review and comment.
>. Public review-of at least 30 days, including a public hearing at which any
>individual, group,
>or agency may comment on the DGEIS. This is feb 20 
>. Final GEIS (FGEIS)-incorporating into the GEIS relevant substantive
>comments made
>during public review of the DGEIS.
>. Findings-to be made by the Yonkers CDA as the lead agency and involved
>agencies no
>sooner than 10 days after publication of the FGEIS. The findings will be its
>final
>determination with regard to the Urban Renewal Plan's potential
>environmental impacts and
>associated mitigation measures and possible alternatives. Following adoption
>of a Findings
>Statement, the Yonkers CDA may take action concerning the proposed URP.
>Involved
>agencies may approve or disapprove elements of the action within their
>jurisdiction after they
>have subsequently made their own SEQRA findings. 
>.
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