There are currently proposals to build a Truck to Rail Intermodal Facility or TRIM adjacent to the Edgewood Preserve and 1/4 mile from residential areas (mainly Dix Hills, Deer Park and Brentwood). The Friends of the Edgewood Preserve believes that building this facility would be illegal, based on NY State laws, and also a bad idea.
The Friends of the Edgewood Preserve have been discussing, debating and opposing the TRIM for many months now. There is some movement towards defeating the project. And, the passage of the Edgewood Preserve legislation is part of the work that needs to be done.
The current bills in the NY State Legislature that would help to underscore the protection of the preserve are:
In the Assembly: A09870
and
In the State Senate: S6728
Please contact your State Assemblyperson and State Senator in order to show your support for this positive and proactive legislation. In addition, there is a focus on communicating the importance of this legislation to Speaker of the Assembly Sheldon Silver. Click here for a sample letter which we are asking people to sign and send. The address for Assemblyman Sheldon Silver is:
The Honorable Sheldon Silver
Speaker of the Assembly
Legislative Office Building 932
Albany, NY 12248
If you write to Sheldon Silver, please send a copy to the Friends of Edgewood Preserve, so that we can hear from you, and copy your letter to key legislators. The sample letter includes his address and our address to make this step simple.
I strongly urge everyone who visits this site to keep the letters coming in. Also, call your state officials to voice support of the 2 bills, or mention it if you see them anywhere. We have to keep the dream alive!
Denis