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Saturday, February 22, 2020
More News from City Hall
In his veto message on the vacancy study yesterday, Mayor Kamal Johnson stated, "I believe there are better ways to address concerns over affordable housing in Hudson." This apparently is what he had in mind.
Galvan Initiatives Foundation announced yesterday their plans to build a four-story, 80-unit mixed-income building, to be dubbed 100 Depot Street, at the corner of State and Seventh streets. According to the Register-Star, "Mayor Kamal Johnson has been collaborating on the proposed project. . . ." The full report about the proposed project can be read here: "Galvan, mayor announce 80-unit apartment project."
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What's most concerning about the rendering of the development is the lack of a new parking lot to handle all the new autos for a brewery and a large apartment complex. Then there's the pair of bicyclists riding on the wrong side of the road.
ReplyDeleteHitch your city's future to Galvan and you will probably regret it. B HUSTON
Hudson deserves Galvan
ReplyDeleteI guess the honeymoon is over. Mayor Kamal, chammpion of "affordable housing," turns out to be a friend of one of the major causes of Hudson housing cost spikes. No wonder he hasn't apppointed a Housing Commissioner to his so-called progressive administration; he already has one.
ReplyDeleteHudson was once a grand lady who fell on hard times, creating a low self image with lack of vision. Even though her potential to be a jewel remains she prefers to feel like a victim . Hudson deserves Galvan. amen
ReplyDeleteNOOOOOooooooooo. Not a good idea to partner with the ol' bait & switch Galvan. Hudson almost always comes out on the short end of that stick.
ReplyDeleteFor those interested in learning more about the work that Galvan has been doing,
ReplyDeleteDan Kent, VP of Initiatives of Galvan Foundation participated gave an overview at last year's FUTURE HUDSON event on housing.
He gave a solid overview of their work and how they view housing in Hudson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRA0CD9Gv-M
His presentation begins around 45 minutes.
Also presenting at this event:
James Lima, Urban Planner & Developer, NYC
Guy Kempe, VP of Community Development at RUPCO in Kingston
Tim Mattice, Executive Director of the Hudson Housing Authority
Ben Schulman, Director of Communications & Outreach, Small Change
Galvan talks a great game, Peter -- this is common knowledge.
ReplyDeleteAnyone ... can you name one entity other than Galvin that does anything near the scale of Galvin projects.
ReplyDeleteThere is no real estate monster in Hudson by the name of Galvin. There is one by the name of Galvan.
DeleteThank you for the correction and your astute perception ... who ever you are Unknow.
DeletePeople love to talk trash about Galvan, but did you prefer the rats, roaches and decay that was the hallmark of Hudson? They have done a lot of good work, including creating a lot of very nice, affordable housing. Give credit where credit is due.
ReplyDeleteThat said, personally I am against all these large housing and hotel projects. Adding more people does not necessarily improve the quality of life for the existing residents. More people means more cars, pollution, traffic, garbage, sewage, etc. These developments only encourage and lead to more developments, eventually necessitating expansion of infrastructure, widening of roads, building of more stores etc.
Politicians are pressured by business interests and people who will benefit financially from these construction projects. Some have hidden, personal agendas based on racial or class bias. Words like "affordable housing" and "housing crisis", are used to mask hidden agendas and gain public approval for projects that are contrary to the public interest. Hudson is a small city, in a rural county, that is it's charm, let's not sacrifice that on the altar of "development" and "progress."
Well said ... couldn't agree with you more. "Give credit where credit is due"...never on Gossips.
Deleteyour clowning with false binaries is precisely what Vincent is getting at.
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