my name is ryan turner. i'm a resident of the richmond district and practice environmental land use law. i'm strongly in fanger of the program. i see it as embodiment and action of the precautionary principle which the board adopted in 2003, very simple motto, think before you act and choose the least environmentally harmful alternative. regarding sequa, i would highlight the prevention is getting the people we opportunity attract to our cities. the historic buildings are assets and not liabilities. the developer widely recognized value added qualities of historic and orlede buildings respect the history of our community and contributions of those who came before them. forbe those who choose to demolish historic buildings, sequa is intended to challenge those constructions. it is wasteful and requires trucking and new materials and supports an economy predicated on unlimited distraction. this is not the motto we sho