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Please forward this to Commissioner Sarnoff immediately! He is the “green” commissioner that wants to increase parking regulations and says “the streetcar should be taken out since it is not going to be built in the foreseeable future” when reviewing the Omni CRA Plan yesterday on the dais. Hello Mr Green its not about Smart Cars saving the world.
I was sad to hear him say that.