In the ongoing saga of the conversion of the building in which I live/own to condominium, a important milestone was reached this week. Our lawyers submitted our application to the Bureau of Streets and Mapping (BSM). Getting everything in order to get to the point of submission took just over one year. Here's what's to come:
•BSM completes initial review of application and draft of parcel map.
•BSM sends application to Bureau of City Planning (BCP) & Dept. of Building Inspection (DBI).
•BCP must approve of application and then BSM reviews map.
•BCP issues its decision with its additional requirements
•We must clear up any issues with BCP
•DBI issues its decision with any additional requirements
•Surveyor works with DBI to clear up issues
•BSM issues approval of map
•Still more to go
Saturday, February 10, 2007
The Omnivore's Dilemma
It's cliche to say that reading a book can transform how you view some part of your world because it seems as people say it all the time, however, it recently happened to me when I read the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan. I read it in anticipation of Pollan coming to speak to our school for an assembly a few weeks ago.
I have begun to think much more closely about the choices I make when eating and to understand that organic isn't everything that it is meant to be. Most importantly, I've learned about the concept of sustainable agriculture. The chapter in the book about grass was riveting reading.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)