Nathan Mayberg reports today in the Register-Star that the Columbia County courthouse will be taking up temporary residence in the old Claverack School during the year-long renovations to the courthouse here in Hudson: "County courthouse moving to Claverack during renovations." The building they will be moving to belongs to the Hudson City School District, and the County will be paying $110,000 for a year's rent, plus utilities and maintenance. Let's review. The County is paying $9 million for the renovations and $110,000 in rent to HCSD, but the City of Hudson had to reduce the County's fee for a building permit from $38,728 to $12,000.
The first Columbia County courthouse was located in Claverack, in this building just up the road from the temporary digs. The building was constructed in 1786--the year Columbia County was founded--and continued to be used as the courthouse until 1806, when the county seat moved to Hudson.
Why aren't they using the Ockawamick school, which the county already owns, sits underutilized,& they're paying utilities on?
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