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Still, sored by Community Board 7’s apace despite nearly a year of from the Community Benefits questions persist. Economic Development Com- delays. Agreement (CBA). The legally Messier, who’s been tied to mittee, Mark Messier, CEO But as officials get the proj- binding contract became a the project since 2012, pledged of Kingsbridge National Ice ect off the ground, albeit slow, flashpoint to the Kingsbridge to be guided by the principles Out&About Center (KNIC), reassured the community members have felt neighborhood’s acceptance of of the Community Benefits pg. 18 stakeholders in and around the closed out of its progress and the project. But, good or bad, Agreement brokered by com- Kingsbridge community that even more confounded by proce- the CBA has become a closed munity stakeholders and KNIC plans to develop a nine-rink, dures involving the impending matter after 26 signatories (continued on page 19) 7KH 5RVDO\Q <DORZ &KDUWHU 6FKRRO 7KH 5RVDO\Q <DORZ &KDUWHU 6FKRRO %URQ[ 1HZ <RUN %URQ[ 1HZ <RUN (QUROO QRZ IRU *UDGHV N (QUROO QRZ IRU *UDGHV N 6SDQLVK (QJOLVK KWWS\DORZFKDUWHURUJ$SSO\ 6SDQLVK (QJOLVK KWWS\DORZFKDUWHURUJ$SSO\ $ 0RGHUQ &ODVVLF *UDGH 6FKRRO $ 0RGHUQ &ODVVLF *UDGH 6FKRRO 2 • April 16-29, 2015 • Norwood News IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Vol. 28, No. 8 Vol. 27, No. 10 NorwoodVol. News 27, No.is published 10 bi-weeklyVol. 27, on No.Thursdays 10 by As Participatory Budgeting Deadline MosholuNorwood Preservation News Corporationis published (MPC) Norwood3400 Reservoir News isOval published East bi-weeklyNorwood News on Thursdays is published by bi-weeklyBronx, New on ThursdaysYork 10467 by Mosholubi-weeklyPhone: Preservation on 718 Thursdays 324 4998Corporation by MosholuMosholu Preservation Corporation Corporation Nears, Organizers Want Your Vote 3400Fax: Reservoir 718 324 Oval2917 East E-mail: [email protected] Reservoir Oval Oval East East Web.:Bronx, www.norwoodnews.org New York 10467 Bronx,Bronx, New New York York 10467 10467 By DAVID CRUZ ments, encourage people to partici- Participatory budgeting, a drawn pate, get them to vote, get them to be Publisher andPhone:Phone: Executive 718 718 324 324 4998 Director, 4998 MPC Phone: 718 324 4998 out process that seeks input from engaged. 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