Roosevelt Island Blackwell House, Tram Elevator, Lighthouse Park, FDR Hope Memorial, Artist In Residence Grant, Seawall Railings Among Items On Agenda For October 15 RIOC Operations Advisory Committee Public Meeting

A Roosevelt Island resident asks"

Any updates on Blackwell House?? Fences were up for months, then came down only to go back up. @Rooseveltisland @RIOCny

— Alessandro Monetti (@AlexMonetti_) October 6, 2019

Roosevelt Island's Blackwell House

is among the items on the Agenda for Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Operations Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

According to RIOC:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Operations Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. at RIOC’s Operations Office, 680 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.

AGENDA:

• Elit Green Builders Change Order for Seawall Railings Project
• Sea Crest Construction Inc. Change Order for Manhattan Tram Elevator Project
• Lighthouse Park Contract for Design Services
• FDR Hope Memorial Contract for Construction Services
• Blackwell Park Phase 1 Construction Services
• Artist-in-Residence Program Grant
• Status of Pending Projects
• Any Other Committee Business that May be Brought Before the Committee

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The Open Meetings Law of the State of New York requires that all public bodies conduct meetings, convened for the purpose of officially conducting public business, in a manner open to attendance by the general public to observe and listen.

RIOC provides some information regarding status of current projects on Capital Projects Tracker web page.

For Blackwell House the Tracker says:

Blackwell House Roof and Exterior Painting Procurement <$500K Fall 2019

and:

Blackwell House

This project has restored the interior of the house which includes waterproofing the building’s infrastructure and installing ADA complaint access ramps. The landmark restoration project has transformed the house into community space for Roosevelt Island residents, and tourist focal point on Main Street. - Construction $2.7M Fall 2019

We should have more info on status of Blackwell House and other Roosevelt Island projects at the Ops Committee meeting.