I came in when Kelly Straniti was answering a question about the 180 demolition delay ordinance, and thinks that property owners need to become more involved.
Doug Hempstead has to spend more time spending more time offering incentives for people to preserve their homes instead of beating people over the their heads. Fodor Farm doesn’t make every body happy, he said as an example.
They are now answering a question about affordable housing.
Ana Duleep describes at how people look for unique charm of the New england neighborhoods and not something that looks like LA. She speaks to her involvement with Silvermine and Cranbury. The demolition delay ordinance is not too much of a burden. People complain that taxes are too high, but you can bring it in another way, through tourism and historic preservation helps that.
Gail Wall is speaking right now about the importance of making SoNo and other areas a meca so near new York City. She also spoke about her restoration project of 16 years on her own home and saving the white barn property.
[Ok, this debate has gotten so boring the people sitting in it will become all historic. The seriousness factor here is stultifying.]
Gail continues, that she doesn’t think the city has offered enough incentives to save properties and drills down on why 93 East ave should be more preserved.
Good question from the audience of what personal involvement each candidate has done within the city.
