Charter Revision and Fair Share
Charter Revision and Fair Share
In March 2010, Mayor Bloomberg appointed the NYC Charter Revision Commission to comprehensively review and recommend changes to the City Charter for voter referenda approval. A critical policy area for environmental justice advocates is the fair share provision of the Charter. Introduced during the 1989 Charter Revision, fair share was intended to prevent the precipitous siting of offensive city facilities on overburdened communities without thorough review, prior notice in a Citywide Statement of Needs and community consultation. City government subsequently gutted the fair share provisions via rule-making.
In 2010, NYC-EJA successfully advocated that the Charter Revision Commission propose an amendment to include all public and private waste and transportation infrastructure facilities on the City’s “Fair Share” map. 83% of New Yorkers who voted on the November 2010 ballot questions approved this amendment.
News
Charter Panel’s Narrow Scope Stirs Concerns
Term Limits & Land Use Top Charter Revision List
Resources
Charter Revision Commission Testimony
Charter Revision Fair Share and 197- Fact Sheet
Fair Share Letter to Chair Goldstein
Brooklyn Community Board 7 Resolution
Manhattan Community Board 3 Charter Revision Resolution
Call To Charter Commission: Do More
At a hearing in Brooklyn, people called on the charter revision commission to take on a wider range of issues–from lulus to land-use–than its staff has targeted.
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