Nos merecemos algo mejor
 Todo lo que estábamos tratando de hacer era enviar comentarios al Departamento de Transporte después de su reunión pública de alcance., pero no se nos permitió.El 10 de julio, un día antes de la fecha límite para los comentarios públicos sobre los planes NY Gateway, Miembros de Clean Air y residentes de West Side, así como algunos de nuestros socios organizativos, como prisionero de guerra, PUSH Buffalo, y Coalition for Economic Justice, held a press conference telling Maria Lehman of the DOT that the West Side deserves better efforts of inclusivity. Even though we were promised fair and just public participation efforts, residents received short or no notice at all about the public scoping meeting; presentations, handouts, and relevant information regarding the project were all in English. To top it off, representatives at the meeting blamed the low turnout on the residents! We deserve better! We deserve to be included in the decisions that affect our neighborhood! Those decisions should not be made by people who do not live here, and that is exactly what we said outside the DOT before we tried to walk in and hand in our comments. Here’s a great video of members being denied entry into a public building. The next day the DOT announces that the public comment period has been extended until July 22- a big WIN for residents! It shouldn’t take a rally for the DOT to include residents in on the decisions that will affect their neighborhood, and potentially, their health. We shouldn’t have to fight for our public agencies to do the right thing. If you would like to learn more on our efforts to push for true inclusion on the West Side, you can call or email Natasha at 716-852-3813 o natasha@cacwny.org~~V. Materials are available on the website in English and Espanol.  |
You can read our public comments to the DOT NY Gateway Connections Improvement Project, as well as comments from our members below:
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