. >> good afternoon my name is lance ca r.n. es i've lived in north beach for 15 years during the past nine months i've been working with my neighborhood to get rid of the central subway and in in northern tunnels i've gotten to know mta and the board and staff. as a resident that's not involved in politics -- a large number of us had a recent mta meeting asked questions and we were still told the same tall tales and were ignored. director brinkman is a bus rider and is involved in neighborhood outreach and several other directors have similar backgrounds. what is is to many of north beach mta is a jugge rna ut during neighborhood meetings the representatives stone wall and do not answer questions. mta has their ears wide shut. to record will we invite you to meet us in north beach we still do not know the extent of impact to the neighborhood such as traffic and impact on near by buildings since mta is planning to begin construction in our neighborhood later this month, it would be best to schedule a meeting that would occur as