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Community Board 12 approves committee report on gas-station variances and a street-closing for Equality Charter School
Summary
The board approved Committee 1's report endorsing a 10-year variance for 786 Burke Ave (conditioned on no car sales) and a rebuild of a Shell station with the Bussing Avenue entrance closed; the board also approved a street-closing for Equality Charter School with a voice vote and recorded abstentions.
Bronx Community Board 12 voted on committee recommendations and school logistics at its May meeting.
Committee 1 presented two variance recommendations: a 10-year extension for a commercial property at 786 Burke Avenue with the condition that the owner not sell cars from the site, and approval for a Shell station rebuild at 233rd Street with the condition that the Bussing Avenue entrance/exit be closed for safety. The committee reported it had studied impacts, including employee displacement at a maintenance facility, and asked for the curb cut on Barnes Avenue to be removed when reconstructing the station. The board approved the committee report and the committee motions by voice vote.
The board also considered a public-hearing item for Equality Charter School on Bartholdi Avenue and voted to approve a street-closing for recess and dismissal windows (noted during the meeting roughly as 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for recess and 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for dismissal). The motion passed by voice vote; meeting minutes recorded at least two abstentions.
The board then moved to organizational business, accepting a five-member nominating committee to oversee upcoming executive-office elections and scheduling nominations from the floor at the next meeting.
The votes were voice votes; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The board instructed committee chairs to write letters documenting the conditions for the variance approvals.
