please come to the meeting ... the impact of this new development can potentially change the entire hamilton park area and the community around it.

the usual concerns include access to parking, water, sewer, power, gas, and transportation. remember, 200 units can mean that up to 300 - 500 new people would be living and commuting in a highly dense urban area. further, the building is rental - and that means highly fluid and transitory population. few renters, if any, in a large complex have the incentive to integrate into the their neighborhood.

beyond the misleading information provided by schuster, the final question is simply: how negatively will this development impact the livability in our neighborhood?

HPNA Vote on Support of Schuster & Co. Variance

WHEN: Wednesday
TIME:7pm
WHERE: PS 37 (Cordero school)

In the HPNA Meeting invitation sent out last evening (for the meeting Wed. night), a MISLEADING note from Schuster & Co. was included trying to influence the HPNA vote on support of their proposed VARIANCE (the developers intention, not necessarily the HPNA's):

"Initially, the plan called for 290 units and 260 parking spaces. After much discussion and revamping Schuster has streamlined their plan and is now offering 206 units and 220 parking spaces." THIS IS MISLEADING. The zoning is presently for 99 units with the ability for him to buy his way up to 154 through additional fees ($7500 per unit). It was originally zoned for one and two family units and the previous owner of the property pushed through a variance in spite of poorly organized opposition, not even 3 years ago bumping it to 99/154 then sold it off to be built.

Schuster & Co. acknowledged at the meting that he bought the property knowing the zoning and would build regardless. He's asking for even more density to make the project more profitable. At the last community he heard unequivocally that he must comply with the zoning restrictions yet he came back first with a plan for 220 units, then when that was rebuffed by the focus group he'd asked to meet with, he's now back with a proposal for 200 and taking it to a different group of people hoping for support.

Please spread the word and come out Wednesday evening at 7pm to PS 37 (Cordero school) and voice your opinion. If you are an HPNA member please come vote. This is a major impact to our neighborhoods parking, schools, sewers, parks, and community. Most of us support reasonable development and believe it could benefit the neighborhood if done right. That being said, this just keeps growing and growing. Enough is enough. He needs to hear loud and clear that our neighborhood and community aren't here so that he can line his pockets.

Sincerely,
Leon Greene
Committeeman, E-19