Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Breaking News

The Galvan Foundation is "withdrawing from proceeding further with the 75 North 7th Street Project." The reason given: "It is apparent, at this late hour, we do not have six council members on the record supporting this project according to an earlier conversation with Mayor Johnson." The message was delivered to Council president Tom DePietro in an email sent at 2:25 p.m. today, which can be read here.
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16 comments:

  1. BILLAugust 18, 2020 at 6:57 PM

    This is a win for sensible development. Go ahead and build the brewery, but an apartment building of that size on that street, no matter what side, was just plain WRONG WRONG WRONG from the start. Any sensible person could see that. Galvan, if you truly care about housing people in Hudson, please fix up all of your vacant buildings and homes so they can be put to proper use instead of just rotting. All the effort you made for this failed project could have gone a long way to housing humans in that building at 5th and Union. What are you waiting for?

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    1. Signe AdamAugust 19, 2020 at 10:12 AM

      yes exactly !

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    2. the dudeAugust 19, 2020 at 12:03 PM

      Ha now people want to pick and choose... in retrospect this will prove to be a bad move by the council and those vocal against this building project, a thriving city needs a growing population and housing. this just put the kabash on 75 units. truly a disaster , WOW

      you could have met half way with the developers and asked them to pay more taxes ect. now its all out the window. SHAME

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    3. Cheviot ViewsAugust 19, 2020 at 4:25 PM

      Dear Dude, A thriving city needs living wages, meaningful employment and personal dignity. Housing is integral to the mix because without attention to quality, once you're home, life is miserable. That's no way to live. Everyone must feel safe and secure in their homes. Everyone must have a home to look forward to head to at the end of a long day. If these elements aren't in place, don't bother with PILOTS and jockeying for the highest profit markup. That's the true SHAME here.

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    4. the dudeAugust 19, 2020 at 7:53 PM

      If you are complaining about lack of jobs, then you should vote and elect different leaders. leaders who will bring back the jobs. wages are determined by the state. this housing project was supposed to be for middle income. well its gone now... less stock equal higher rents. supply and demand

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  2. White Whale LimitedAugust 18, 2020 at 9:31 PM

    One side of the street, then the other. One PILOT period, then another. One PILOT contribution, then another. And it's the City that's not clear? Hogwash from the biggest hog in Hudson. Maybe now Galvan can focus some of its "precious resources" on the vast warehouse of its existing Hudson properties.

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  3. Good GriefAugust 18, 2020 at 10:18 PM

    Oh no now what ever will you post about every day. Good Grief

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    1. John KaneAugust 18, 2020 at 10:48 PM

      I think it's high time we turned our attention to the pork barrel buffet that the tourism board is turning itself into, don't you Chris?

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    2. Good GriefAugust 19, 2020 at 7:33 AM

      This is now the second time you have called me Chris and for the second time I will tell you my name isn’t Chris. Not everyone who disagrees with some of you people is named Chris.

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    3. John KaneAugust 19, 2020 at 11:35 AM

      Whatever flavor of troll you choose to identify as today is fine by me.

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  4. John K. FriedmanAugust 19, 2020 at 5:38 AM

    As usual, in fact, as always, the lack of planning, common sense, financial stability and an internal culture of grift coupled with no real connection to the community it purports to serve has coalesced to such a degree that even the City Council can’t stomach these variable and irresponsible plans and led Galvan to once again withdraw its plans. Indeed it appears the only backers this patently bad idea had were the usual Galway lackeys and their stooges.

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  5. Peter MeyerAugust 19, 2020 at 7:48 AM

    My thanks to those members of the Council who stood up against this bad project. And Dan Kent (in his email DiPietro) calling the process "transparent" shows that Galvan still doesn't get it. This project was hatched in secret, with the Mayor, and the Mayor did everything he could to rush it through the Council. Let's hope that the Mayor will finally appoint a Housing Commissioner who can start leading the charge (a transparent and inclusive one) to real and substantive solutions to affordable housing.

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  6. Rob BujanAugust 19, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    Tom's statement was quite eye opening last night. Kudos to him for stepping up and outlining the larger picture of the project, the project owner. the fact that the owner was bringing suit to the city, while trying to get a PILOT and the financial importance that the Council's role is.

    PS - Good Grief, do you have anything else to do, but sitting in your underwear, in the basement, behind a keyboard without a name, pontificating? And if you are, as previous comments suggest, are an appointed board member or elected official for the city - you should be removed from your position immediately.

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  7. Signe AdamAugust 19, 2020 at 10:19 AM

    I live next door to 227 through 235 State St These are 15 Galvan housing units which charge rent based on income. This project is fine, no residents create problems,trash and parking are adequate. Why not replicate this type of construction for 15 more families in several locations? Surely there are properties which can be torn down and rebuilt in a similar manner. Not every block is historic and variances are possible if plans are appropriate. Why this obsession with huge buildings ?

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    1. VincentAugust 19, 2020 at 8:08 PM

      bigger buildings = bigger gov't subsidies ... for less invested

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  8. Jeffrey PerryAugust 20, 2020 at 7:36 AM

    Well Well, when push came to shove, the cc president seemed to do the right thing. ClapClap

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