Mangin opening statement: career supporting community participation in land use

Thank you, Chair Ung.

Good morning to you and the members of the Committee on Rules, Privileges, Elections, Standards, and Ethics.

I'm honored to be nominated to be chair of the Board of Standards and Appeals.

The BSA plays a limited but crucial role in the city system of land use regulation.

And if I'm confirmed, I believe I can make that system fairer, more responsive, more transparent, all while supporting affordable housing across the city.

I would bring nearly two decades of experience in housing and land use to this role, including creating and preserving

affordable housing, handling some of the city's most complex zoning and land use issues, and fostering community participation and land use through direct work with neighborhood groups throughout the city.

I believe this experience qualifies me for chair of BSA, and I hope to earn your support.

Throughout my career, I've worked to support fairer outcomes by ensuring that all people have a voice in the land use decisions that affect them.

My first job after law school was working with community groups across the city.

CASA, Fifth Avenue Committee, Community Voices Heard, Good Old Lower East Side, U-House.

tenants and neighbors, AFI, CHIA CDC, and many, many others to help their communities participate more effectively in land use debates.

Some of those groups were pro-housing, others are anti-development.