For activist City Council Member Julie Menin, springing into action this month means addressing issues and inviting the community into the process. Three creative moves headline the season.
by David Stone
The Roosevelt Island Daily News
Saving Lives
Menin brings the Mamogram Bus to Good Shepherd Plaza on Saturday, April 1st. The tests are free, and you can schedule yours using the telephone number above.
Springing into Action on the Complaint That Never Goes Away
Getting creative…
Dog poop concerns go back to the founding of Roosevelt Island and before. In fact, the inspiration for the No Dogs policy still in force in several buildings was just that: Manhattan fought through the Pooper Scooper Wars, and the new community wanted none of that.
Now, Menin takes on the problem, developing a campaign aimed at putting constituents square in the middle. First up, a request for a slogan and graphic design to get out neighbors plugged in.
Participatory Budgeting
Not all City Council Members share the privilege of spending tax dollars set aside for their districts. But Julie Menin, like Ben Kallos before her, does. It’s democracy in action.
In short, Menin has $1 million to spend on community-based needs. A lot of worthy projects vied for the money, and once again, this year, Roosevelt Island has a finalist.
As PS/IS 217 mom Susan del Campo Perea reminds us, “It’s time again that all the persons that live in Roosevelt Island VOTE to win a lot of money $$$ to get restrooms at our school PS/IS 217 fixed!
Please just vote for our Island’s item, the proposal with the most votes wins the money. Vote online here. On the pull-down menu, pick District 5: Julie Menin.
The Roosevelt Island Branch of NYPL will be a voting site with paper forms if you prefer a paper vote.
Unequal Bargains
On June 18, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation’s Real Estate Development Advisory Committee gathered to discuss ground leases, the master retail lease, and the ten additional years being offered under the Island’s master lease. Howard L. Polivy, the committee’s chair, opened the meeting as a longtime host shows guests through a familiar house, pointing out the furniture as if it had never moved an inch.
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