VNA October Meeting: Design Presentations for First Street Park
10 Oct 2009, Posted by in Past Agendas, Village Park
The Village Neighborhood Association (VNA), in collaboration with Gotham West Development and the City of Jersey City, invites you to attend 4-FIRST, a presentation showcasing the visionary works of four landscape architecture firms aimed at transforming the long-abandoned and deteriorated First Street Park in the Italian Village. Invited design firms from across the New York metro area will present their design concepts for neighborhood feedback and consideration.
The Village Neighborhood Association (VNA), in collaboration with Gotham West Development and the City of Jersey City, invites you to attend 4-FIRST, a presentation showcasing the visionary works of four landscape architecture firms aimed at transforming the long-abandoned and deteriorated First Street Park in the Italian Village. Invited design firms from across the New York metro area will present their design concepts for neighborhood feedback and consideration.
The presentation will be introduced by the First Street Park Restoration Committee, and a brief history of the site – from its civic advocacy origins in the 1940s to its Mayor Paul Jordan-led “Legacy of Parks” construction in the 1970s – will be given by John Gomez of JC Landmarks.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: PS #5 (Please see the map below)
AGENDA
7:30 – 7:40
Introductions
Rob Crow
President, The Village Neighborhood Association
7:40 – 7:45
The History of the First Street Park
John Gomez
Founder of JC Landmarks; M.S. Historic Preservation,
Columbia University
7:45 – 7:50
The Current Status of the Park
Rob Crow, Michele La Monica-Egar
The First Street Park Restoration Committee
7:50 – 8:00
SiteWorks LLC
Annette Wilkus, RLA, LEED AP
Martin Leibrock
www.siteworkscm.com
8:00 – 8:10
Green Room Landscape Design LLC
Adam Hoppe, BSLA
Keith Buzzelli
www.designgreenroom.com
8:10 – 8:20
GRO Architects, PLLC
Richard Garber, AIA
Nicole Robertson, AIA, LEED AP
www.groarc.com
8:20 – 8:30
Future Green Studio
David Seiter
www.futuregreenstudio.com
8:30 – 8:50
Open Discussion | Design Review | Coffee | Raffle
The VNA will also raffle off a $25 gift certificate on behalf of the Lighthorse Tavern. The only requirement is to be in attendance!!
Baked Goods donated by Cocoa Bakery & Bistro!
Coffee donated by Starbucks!
General Meeting Information:
The Village Neighborhood Association holds their monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of the month in the Auditorium of the Dr. Michael Conti Public School (PS #5). Meetings begin at 7:30pm and are open to the public. Please use the school’s main entrance located at 182 Merseles Street.
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