At 4:02 PM today, a little less than 3 hours before a so-called Town Hall Meeting on the so-called Louis Kahn (FDR) Four Freedoms Park , the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp ( RIOC ) sends out an advisory informing the public about the meeting.

Here’s the reminder from RIOC:

As a reminder, you are invited to attend the Four Freedoms Park Conservancy Town Hall meeting Today, 6:30 PM at the Good Shepherd Community Center. There will be a presentation discussing Four Freedoms Park. Immediately following will be a Q&A session with representatives of the conservancy.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

The advisory is referred to as a “reminder” although I did not receive any notice of this meeting before now. Apparently, there was an advertisement in the Main Street WIRE several weeks ago announcing this meeting but nothing else that I saw. Do they really expect or want people to come out and discuss this issue? If yes, why such short notice and hardly any publicity? A warning. Based upon my experience trying to get into the park last December, don’t bring any refreshments to the meeting. Gotta let it out. UPDATE 11 PM – Here’s what happened at the Town Hall Meeting. Conservancy President Sally Minard hosted the meeting with other members of her staff. About15 Roosevelt Island residents attended the meeting. Part 1. and Part 2.

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