Purdie CB16 opposes 501

Thank you very much.

My name is Annalisa J.

Purdy.

I am a board member also with Community Board 16.

I work with Ms.

Massey in Ocean Hill, Brownsville, and I am the legislative chair.

I'm also a fourth generation New Yorker, and I would like to reiterate the opposition to Intro 501, as has been mentioned by other community board members and district managers.

This proposed legislation would actually limit the power that community boards have to make decisions about their community

and would severely impact the work that is being done in the communities by replacing institutional knowledge and time spent both with

practical application of knowledge and the nuances that come with working with people within the community with the potential for disruption, the ramifications of which we would not be able to see for years to come.

And in a time when community members across community board districts, across the five boroughs, are looking for stability in their neighborhoods and the opportunities to

voice

their opinions in their neighborhoods and participate, the work of district managers is an integral part of that.

They're not just colleagues, they are people who we have grown close to and who have a very intense knowledge of the different issues facing the community and that is knowledge that cannot be simply replaced or

constantly turned over by the disruptions.

And we also want to ensure that people are encouraged to serve on their community board and maintain, as is mentioned by previous community board members, that sense of trust that is integral to how community boards work.

Thank you for your time, and I will be submitting a written testimony as well.

Thank you very much.

I appreciate that testimony.

Amanda Wilkinson?