An amicable and productive meeting was held on February 7th at the offices of Assemblyman Darryl Towns (840 Jamaica Avenue, Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, NY) with the Assemblyman, members of the Ridgewood Reservoir Education and Preservation Project (REPP) and members of the community including YMCA Director David Christmas...
Among the government representatives present were Assemblyman Darryl Towns, his Chief of Staff DeMecia Wooten-Irizarry and Community Laison Roy Sawyer, Evelyn Cruz (Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez - Community Laison) and Andres Ledesma ( Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr - Legislative Assistant)...
Members of the Ridgewood Reservoir Education and Preservation Project in attendance were Heidi Steiner, Gary Comorau, Ed Kampermann, Sam Franqui, Charles Monaco, Tom Dowd and myself...
Around the table clockwise - Andres Ledesma, David Christmas, Edward Kampermann, Charles Monaco, Evelyn Cruz, DeMecia Woolery-Irizarry, Assemblyman Towns, Roy Sawyer, Tom Dowd, Me, Heidi Steiner and Gary Comorau
Our thanks go out to all the representatives who attended and our utmost appreciation to Assemblyman Darryl Towns for hosting the meeting at his offices and for reaching out to other government officials to resolve this impasse with the Parks Department...