Letter to Mayor from Concerned Resident

Dear Mayor Pantelides,

We were generally informed that an AYC construction project is planned to start sometime, but have no idea what the heck is going on.

The only communication from the AYC developer was a few windshield notices on street-parked cars, warning that demolition of four houses was going to take place 23-27 October, 2017. No notices were posted on cars parked in condo parking lots. Many of those lucky cars did not share their notices with others.

After not being able to park on Burnside Street for three days with no visible work at the worksite, they did manage to scrape away a tiny part of the front yards of the four houses. On 26 October, a piece of paper was taped to the first (heading down Burnside) of many cones with the word “Fencing” hand-written on it. Two days later an identical piece of paper with the word, “Construction” written on it replaced the “Fencing” paper. There are no visibly posted permits on Burnside, and no notices were sent to residents, like BG&E was able to do when they cut power for half a day.

Now, we have large cement blocks in the roadway on Burnside, with the cones pushed further into the street, preventing parking on one side of the road, as well as blocking the sidewalk, day and night, not just during working hours. The fence could easily have been placed on the sidewalk, which makes some residents think AYC plans to remove the sidewalk in addition to cutting down the many trees on the properties.

We have been given no information how long this is going to go on, the scheduled timetable of events, all of which which makes it difficult for us to plan. When the weather gets worse, walking the entire length of Burnside street to get to our cars will not be fun and may even become hazardous.

Is there any way you can persuade the AYC to keep Burnside residents informed, by mail, e-mail, or clearly posted signs?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.