South Beach Civic Association kindly invites you to attend this very important meeting March 1, 2023. See attached meeting notice flyer. Currently we have scheduled speakers for other educational presentation. Due to the unfortunate timing of serious issue listed below, we will have discussion of Governor Hochul Housing Compact Plan.

Dear Elected Officials, Friends, Colleagues, Civic, and Homeowner Associations, As many of you already are aware, for the 2^nd year in a row Governor Hochul inserted a number of poisonous housing bills into the state budget bill on February 1^st of this year, described by her as a “Housing Compact” for New York.

If adopted, these bills will have a disastrous impact on our communities. This includes but is not limited to:

–          Mandatory massive up zonings within ½ mile of rail and subway

          Stations

–          Mandatory numbers of housing units on perpetual 3-year development     

          Cycles

–          New State Housing Board which will approve multi-family

          housing anywhere

–          Subsequent Removal of Home Rule in violation of the NY State

          Constitution

–          Blanket Amnesty for all Illegal Conversions in New York City

–          Property Tax Exemptions for developers who create Accessory

          Dwelling Units (ADUs)

We have 30 days from when this was inserted into the budget to get the Governor to pull it out of the budget bill willingly, which gives us until March 2^nd – otherwise, it will be adopted by April 1^st if the Legislature does not intervene.

As representatives of our collective neighborhoods, towns, and villages, we need to respond to this immediately.

This event is an invitation-event for press, civic and homeowner associations, community boards and concerned citizens. Elected officials who have publicly stated their opposition to the Governor’s “Housing Compact” Plan will be invited to attend. We will acknowledge them if they write a press release or statement on official letterhead that they unilaterally OPPOSE the “Housing Compact” set of bills (particularly the items mentioned above) and if they are State Senators or Assembly members, that they will vote against the budget if they are not removed. Civic and Homeowner association leadership (and Community Boards who have stated their opposition) will also be invited to participate in the event as we want the public and the press to understand how your areas will be affected if this legislation becomes law.