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# Apply To Be A Community Board Member! Applications Due Next Week
- URL: https://bklyner.com/apply-to-be-a-community-board-member-applications-due-next-week-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2016-02-08T17:29:58.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-08T17:29:58.000Z
- Author: Donny Levit
- Tags: News, Nonsponsored, Sheepshead Bay, Southern Brooklyn, application, Borough President, Chaim Deutsch, community board 15, community boards, #wp

![Members of Community Board 15 voted unanimously to oppose the Mayor's zoning plan.](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/DSC_0415.jpg)

Members of Community Board 15\. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)

Are you passionate about engaging in significant decisions in your community? Do you have opinions about real estate development, educational institutions, city-wide policies, and the future of our neighborhood?

If you are a New York City Resident and passionate about the above, consider [applying to become a Community Board Member](http://brooklyn-usa.org/community-boards/?ref=bklyner.com). In order to qualify, you need to live in, work in, or have a professional interest in the board’s district to apply. ***Applications are due by February 15, 2016.***

Community Board Members shoulder a serious responsibility, and the Borough President appoints all board members. The duties of a member — including healthy doses of time, energy, and effort — are both significant and satisfying.

Our neighborhood is represented by [Community Board 15](http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb15/html/home/home.shtml?ref=bklyner.com), which deals with issues related to Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, East Gravesend, Madison, Homecrest, and Plumb Beacheepshead Bay.

Board members serve a voluntary two-year staggered term commitment. There are over 18 community boards in Brooklyn with 50 non-salaried members on each board.

You can [access the application online](http://brooklyn-usa.org/community-board-membership-application/?ref=bklyner.com), or contact [Councilman Chaim Deutsch](http://council.nyc.gov/d48/html/members/home.shtml?ref=bklyner.com) to take the next step towards membership. In addition, you can inquire about more information by contacting the Borough President’s Office at 718-802-3700.