Thursday meeting: ESD to accept and approve Atlantic Yards Final SEIS

According to a notice just posted by Empire State Development, the state authority on Thursday at 11:30 a.m will accept and approve the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final SEIS), which presumably includes responses to the extensive public and written comments about issues like affordable housing delays, construction oversight, and general project governance.

Additional board materials may be posted tomorrow, which would make it easier for those commenting to have something relevant to say.

It's never in doubt that the board, controlled by the governor, will approve an Atlantic Yards measure, though in March one board member approved the Draft SEIS "with reservations," after hearing community members describe the disturbing impact of construction.

The notice

NEW YORK STATE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION d/b/a Empire State Development
Empire State Development works to promote business investment and growth that leads to job creation and prosperous communities across New York State

Meeting of the Directors
Thursday
June 12, 2014 – 11:30 a.m.
PROPOSED AGENDA

I. FOR CONSIDERATION
ATLANTIC YARDS LAND USE IMPROVEMENT AND CIVIC PROJECT

A. Brooklyn (Kings County) - Atlantic Yards Land Use Improvement and Civic Project – Authorization to Accept and Approve the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (“FSEIS”); Authorization to Publish, File and Circulate the FSEIS

Opportunity for comment

From the notice:

PLEASE NOTE - We welcome public comment on the items on the following agenda. To ensure maximum opportunity for participation, speakers representing themselves may speak for up to 2 minutes each, and those representing groups may speak for up to 4 minutes (1 speaker per group). Speakers’ comments may address only items considered at today’s meeting. Materials relating to matters that are scheduled for discussion in open session will be available at the meeting and will be posted on ESD’s website prior to the meeting in accordance with the Public Officers Law.

RSVP needed

Web casting of the meeting is available at http://www.esd.ny.gov/webcasts/

Due to 633 Third Avenue building procedures, please RSVP by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Press, please call (800) 260-7313; Public please call (212) 803-3794.