News and Commentary about the City of Hudson, New York
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Not to Be Missed
Scott Baldinger's Word on the Street commentary on last Thursday's public hearing about the proposed Robinson Street Historic District: "Preserving the Piece."
Scott Baldinger has written one of the few informed opinions on the struggles of the Hudson Historic Preservation Commission. Most have expressed an opinion, many ridiculously far-fetched, as to the long history that led to the formation the Commission under Mayor Rick Scalera in 2003, or to what the commission can or can not do. This is particularly surprising in the light of the fact that the law under which the Commission operates is easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ecode360.com/?custId=HU0410 It is frightening how some knowingly manipulate public opinion to advance their own agendas and/or purses, particularly those in public positions, by taking it for granted that the public will never inform themselves. Please read the law.
This blog takes its name from the 1850 novel by Hudson author Alice B. Neal. The original Gossips of Rivertown cast a gimlet eye on Hudson society in the mid-19th century. More than a century and a half later, the new Gossips carries on the spirit of the original, but in a different genre and with a different focus.
David Voorhees submitted this comment:
ReplyDeleteScott Baldinger has written one of the few informed opinions on the struggles of the Hudson Historic Preservation Commission. Most have expressed an opinion, many ridiculously far-fetched, as to the long history that led to the formation the Commission under Mayor Rick Scalera in 2003, or to what the commission can or can not do. This is particularly surprising in the light of the fact that the law under which the Commission operates is easily accessible on the Internet at http://www.ecode360.com/?custId=HU0410
It is frightening how some knowingly manipulate public opinion to advance their own agendas and/or purses, particularly those in public positions, by taking it for granted that the public will never inform themselves. Please read the law.
David William Voorhees