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DBI discusses extending Article 31 at Hunters Point and flags $3.5M in recommended budget cuts
Summary
At the Building Inspection Commission meeting DBI staff discussed a proposal to extend Article 31 protections to the rest of Hunters Point Shipyard and described a budget analyst recommendation to cut approximately $3.5 million in new-project funding; public commenters raised scientific and conflict-of-interest concerns about the Hunters Point project and the EIR.
At a June 16 Building Inspection Commission discussion-only hearing, DBI and city officials described a proposal to extend Article 31 (a health-code review process for construction-related contamination risks) beyond Parcel A to the remainder of Hunters Point Shipyard, and DBI staff presented a fiscal update that the department’s budget requests face roughly $3.5 million in recommended cuts.
Michael Cohen of the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development told the commission the extension is intended to apply the Department of Public…
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