Borough President James P Molinaro and his senior staff presented to SIBOR (staten island board of realtors) roundtable group, plans for a road through the former Fresh Kills Landfill.
Fresh Kills is 2200 acres with 18 miles of roads that were built to support 40-ton sanitation trucks. Photos and examples were presented showing roads already in place in the former landfill that can link Richmond Avenue (Staten Island Mall) to the West Shore Expressway. Especially with todays gas prices a short cut would be welcome. And, also the millions of dollars saved by using what is already there, rather than destroy and rebuild."With 2200 acres of property, lets give the people of Staten Island a new road system that works." -Borough President Molinaro
Molinaro and his staff, including Megan Deveroux an environmental scientest, want to open and expand exsisting roads, with two lanes in each direction.
Molinaro said; "We need to have those roads. The roads are already there, why not use them?"
If you would like to read from Borough Presidents Staten Island web site just go to http://www.statenislandUSA.com There you will find a sample letter to send to Mayor Michael Bloomberg address to: City Hall, New York NY and fax it (212)788-2460
Here is a map showing exsisting landfill roads.
There will be a meeting September 4,2008 7PM at PS58, for the public to discuss using exsisting roads.
The next SIBOR roundtable September 9,2008 9AM will discuss The Citys Parks department side of the issues.
comments are welcome.
Connie Pepenella Appleseed Realty GMAC 718-226-7100
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