New board voted in at Cobble Hill Association after leadership brouhaha
Following the resignation of long-time leader Roy Sloane after two dozen members threatened to depose him, last Thursday a large crowd gathered in Cobble Hill to vote on a new line up of officers for the Cobble Hill Association’s (CHA) executive board.
The vote follows weeks of dissention over Sloane’s governance style in the fight over development at the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site. Sloane has served on CHA’s board almost continuously since 1980, but dissidents called his leadership non-inclusive and disagreed with his strategy of engaging in dialogue developer Fortis Property Group to shape the coming development architecturally, rather than tackling the issue from economic, legal and architectural angles.
Several positions had remained unfilled over the past few months as other board members moved or resigned. With massive development looming at the former Long Island College Hospital (LICH) site, CHA said local residents did not want any lapse in leadership positions.