New York City voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved imposing term limits on community board members.  Those boards are intimately involved in the liquor license process in the City and have varying degrees of influence on license approvals.  Mayor Bill deBlasio’s Charter Revision Commission had suggested this change.  The view of the Mayor and the Commission was that the boards did not always reflect the changing demographics of the neighborhoods they represent and that new members would bring fresh ideas. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer opposed the change and was of the opinion that experienced board members should not be jettisoned and replaced by new inexperienced members who could not hold up against experienced real estate developers.  City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, formerly chair of Manhattan Community Board 4, also opposed term limits.  There were other council members however who supported the measure, as did the Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams. With yesterday’s approval of the proposal, board members will be limited to two four year terms and then would have to take a two year hiatus before they could be considered for reappointment.  This will go into effect in April 2019. Terms served prior to that date will not count towards the term limit.