I have concerns about the new school that is scheduled to be constructed on the site of a former parking lot on Webster Avenue and East 205th Street. While I understand the need for more classroom seats in a district that has been chronically overcrowded for years, the 11 two-family homes that are adjacent to the property will have to endure months, perhaps years, of noise, traffic, dust, and loss of privacy. My neighbors are as apprehensive as I am about the proximity of this construction project to our backyards and the impact that the dust and pollution from the site will have on those with upper respiratory ailments. My immediate neighbor is 94 years old and ailing, with her bedroom facing Webster Avenue. Moreover, most of our homes are more than 75 years old, and any drilling into the bedrock may result in structural damage to many of the older, wood-frame houses. I would like to know if the School Construction Authority and the Department of Education will take these concerns into consideration and work with the homeowners to minimize the disruption and upheaval that this capital project is sure to produce.
Betty Diana Arce
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