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Projects & Proposals > Staten Island > Fresh Kills

Fresh Kills Park Project
Draft Master Plan

Community Input
Between fall 2004 and March 2006, a series of meetings and workshops were conducted for participants to devise their visions for the future of Fresh Kills working directly with the project team. Staten Islanders, as well as other participants, offered a wide variety of ideas for the future of Fresh Kills - new roads to ease local traffic problems and provide public access to the site; active recreational uses such as kayaking and canoeing, horseback riding, sports fields and courts, golf, and hiking; nature programs and a wildlife refuge; blossoming cherry tree groves and gardens; an observation tower to take advantage of the panoramic views. Some residents thought the site should house alternative sources of energy, like wind-driven generators, in addition to the landfill gas recovery plant that currently extracts and processes energy. Others emphasized the potential for scientific and environmental research and education; or the opportunity to make Fresh Kills' transformation an international model for excellence in land reclamation and neighborhood-based planning.

In addition to the public meetings, the planning process was guided by a Community Advisory Group, comprised of stakeholders representing local and regional recreational, environmental, cultural and youth organizations.

Community Advisory Group
Linda Allocco Executive Director, Staten Island YMCA	John Antoniello Chairman, Community Board 3	Linda Baran President, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce
Kent Barwick President, Municipal Art Society	Richard Buegler Protectors of Pine Oaks Woods	Sean Sweeney Chairman, Community Board 1
Mark Casserta Executive Director, New York League of Conservation Voters	Cesar Claro President, Staten Island EDC	Dennis Dell'Angelo President, Prince's Bay Pleasant Plains Civic Association
Timothy Desiderio Staten Island EDC	Christian DiPalermo Executive Director, New Yorkers for Parks	Nick Dmytryszyn Staten Island Borough President's Office
Elizabeth Egbert Executive Director, Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences	Denise Fastasia Membership Manager, Girl Scouts Council of Greater New York	John Guild Executive Director, Staten Island Historical Society
Robert Hoerburger Director, Public School Athletic League	Sanford Krueger Chief Executive Officer, Staten Island Board of Realtors	Brian Laline Editor-in-Chief, Staten Island Advance
Andrew Lanza Councilman, City of New York	Matthew J. Lebow Vice President, New York Adventure Racing Association	Vin Lenza Staten Island EDC
Adena Long Executive Director, Greenbelt Conservancy, Inc.	Dana Magee Chairman, Community Board 2	Mike Mahon Staten Island Council Boy Scouts
Frank Marino Staten Island Recreational Congress, Inc.	Gregory Markow Community Board 3	E. J. McAdams Executive Director, New York City Audubon Society
Dennis J. McKeon Church of St. Clare: WTC Outreach Program	Michael McMahon Councilman, City of New York	Kimberly Miller Director of Planning, Municipal Art Society
James Molinaro President, Borough of Staten Island	Anthony Navarino Catholic Youth Organization	James Oddo Councilman, City of New York
Joe Panepinto Executive Director, Catholic Youth Organization	Henry Salmon Chairman, Staten Island Chamber of Commerce	James Scarcella President, Natural Resources Protective Association
Dee Vandenburg Staten Island Tax Payers Assocation	Laura Jean Watters Executive Director, Council on the Arts & Humanities for Staten Island	Sally Williams Greenbelt Conservancy, Inc.