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Public Forum on Improving DOB

The following was submitted to the Forum Panel on June 21st, 2006
Ladies & Gentlemen: We know what is wrong with DOB and so do you! There is nothing NEW! Nothing has been done to correct a DOB that is full of INERTIA INCOMPETENCE and at best totally allowed to operate in a vacuum. Any law passed by this august body of legislators has no impact if it is not followed by the strictest form of enforcement. Any building that is Self Certified, sworn to by an Architect, to be the truth, yet after diligent research by civic leaders, who find that this is not the case. The offending Architect should have his license revoked! However all he gets is a slap on the wrist and continues on to the next job, with all his contacts in place.No one but the community pays the price! Union/Utopia was rezoned. It was our only recourse to the scourge of McMansions. R2A is in place. We moved forward, DOB is till in the same place. NOWHERE. Heavy fines must be levied for every building that does not confrom to the submitted plans. These fines must be collected and not pared down where it becomes a joke. The proceeds of these fines should go towards hiring additional Inspectors who are trained to understand what they are looking for!Perhaps they should be going out in pairs in order to scale down certain temptations. You have created a showcase for yourselves and a forum for us. We civic leaders have been on this road too many times in the past. You should forgive us, but we are a bit jaded. Perhaps this time you will prove us wrong. Tami Hirsch. President
Utopia Estates Civic Association

Posted by: Tami Hirsch



UTOPIA

We too should be included, when District 24 is mentioned. We even have our own Post Office, going under the name Utopia. Our area has more than 1000n homes and when you look up CB8 you will find us there. Thank you for your most informative Community Gazette. Tami Hirsch, President of Utopia Estates Civic.

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