tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post3935506739843869573..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: Considering Grant ApplicationsCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-31066719916861593892014-06-10T22:43:31.969-04:002014-06-10T22:43:31.969-04:00Regarding the Promenade, I'm trying to find ot...Regarding the Promenade, I'm trying to find other examples of city parks in the US which are technically owned by their city councils.<br /><br />I can't find a single example, but I'll keep trying.<br /><br />In the UK however, many city councils own property, land, and parks. Elected city councillors designate "Property Officers" for various managements tasks.<br /><br />The City of Hudson had mayors since the 1780s, but on March 9, 1795, the proprietors specified that "the Parade ... be granted to the Common Council forever." This wording was not an oversight.<br /><br />It's possible - even likely - that the technical ownership of our Promenade is itself a remnant of 18th century colonial thinking in America.<br /><br />Certainly the mall itself is a surviving artifact of 18th century visual perception, which any perceptual psychologist or historian will attest evolves or mutates with the times.<br /><br />Residents of Hudson who care about history should guard this multifaceted treasure with greater care.<br /><br />Perhaps we should remind ourselves of the Promenade's true ownership by adding the following phrase to the upcoming Resolution: <br /><br />"On behalf of the Common Council, we invite the Mayor to ..."unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-3341536466389659272014-06-10T20:42:10.005-04:002014-06-10T20:42:10.005-04:00$600K more? Three years ago taxpayers poured an ex...$600K more? Three years ago taxpayers poured an extra $5 million down the city's sewer system, to separate storm water, on the same street.<br /> <br />Not even Atlas could hold back water, falling from the hospital hill, if he were standing on front and Columbia.<br /><br />Just another grant grab like the first $5million upgrade...1Riparianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248602693560230557noreply@blogger.com