Arts at the Armory??

[miss-chance.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know what happened at the zoning board meeting for the Arts at the Armory?

Someone posted that question on their Facebook wall and all the venue replied is that the poster should "email the executive director if you're interested." That doesn't sound promising... it also doesn't seem like a good way to communicate with your community, unless they're legally constrained from talking about it. I feel like if you do a big "come support us" public appeal, you should really tell people whatever you can, even if it's just that an answer is pending.

Did anyone from here go? Did they hear the appeal? Give an answer?

thanks!

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[tracey-stark.livejournal.com]

Hi All--I thought I posted a comment, but I'm am still getting the swing of this site.

The meeting went pretty much as posted below. The Planning committee encouraged the changes we requested, while asking that we concede on a many points, most of which we brought up in our August community meetings. We have agreed to these requests, and have further agreed to limited the "week-end" hours to Friday and Saturday rather than Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

State Represative Provist and the Aldermen present largely supported the Arts at the Armory in theory, but didn't make specific recommendations. Most asked that we engage in some kind of mediation with the people who oppose granting the changes to operating protocols.

The reactions from those at the meeting were mixed: some neighbors expressed concerns mostly about noise and parking. Others, including some abutters, said that they support the Arts at the Armory's mission, and would like to see the proposed changes go through so that we can continue to exist in the neighborhood.

At the end of the hearing, our lawyer, Adam Dash, reiterated that we are in financial trouble due to the restictions on our activites and that time is of the essence for our survival.

If people want more specific details, I suggest they go to the SCAT tv posting of the public hearing. The next one is scheduled for Sept 19, 6pm at City Hall. I encourage all concerned citizens to attend and have their voices be heard.

Tracey Stark--Executive Director of the Center for Arts at the Armory.

[ron_newman]

You did successfully post a comment earlier. It is directly above this one. Since this one is not really a duplicate, I'll leave it here as well.

Please post the URL of the SCAT video as soon as it is available.

I do hope people will turn out, and write letters, in support of your organization.