What He Said . . . Then

Yesterday, while doing some fact checking for the post about the weighted vote, I came across an article on Crosswinds that appeared in the Times Union on September 21, 2008. Rick Scalera, who had that year returned to being mayor after a one-term hiatus, was interviewed for the article. Here's what he had to say:

Mayor Richard Scalera said Hudson's once readily available housing has been increasingly purchased by New York City investors. Properties were either leased out and left vacant, or rented at exorbitant rates, he said, which "squeezed out" prospective local residents.

Interestingly, Scalera now works for the Galvan Foundation, which has been accused of creating a shortage of affordable housing in Hudson by buying up buildings, emptying them of tenants, and keeping them vacant for years on end.
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