A year ago, Chief Ed Moore announced an initiative to create a memorial garden at the police and court building at Union and Seventh streets. The preliminary plan for the garden looked like this.
Since then, Walter Chatham has been working with the police department to refine the plans, and today these plans and renderings for the garden appeared on Facebook.
The only people sitting in this concrete "garden" with an oversized flag and pole will be a few people every week waiting for their court date, with an average time spent sitting of 2 minutes. And possibly the occasional HPD officer on a smoke or lunch break. Of course, when it's cold out no one will bother. Wrong place, waste of time money and everything else. Someone please tell Ed Moore that no matter what is built there, no one, absolutely no one, will want to come hang out in front of his police department or in front of the court. Tell him to stick to the law enforcement if he can.
Why do people who have to be at the Court deserve a nice place to sit outside while they are waiting? I don't know... I guess you are right Bill and Leonard. I must have been wasting mystery time! Thanks for pointing this out.
I'm concerned for Ed Moore and Walter Chatham, I think they are both losing their minds or have already completely done so. Right now in front of the court there is parking for 10 or 12 cars along the Union Street side of that parking area. The plan is to remove all those spaces and create 4 parking spaces along the front of the building near the front door. At least 6 fewer spaces at the court building thanks to a concrete garden no one besides Ed Moore wants or needs. Look how tight the new 4-space parking area is. How is anyone supposed to get in and out of there safely and easily? This is either a joke or the work of morons. I am betting on the latter. Bill Huston
Yes, we should remove 7 parking spaces in front of the building and create 4 in a tight space against the building so as to create frustration and annoyance so that Ed Moore can have his concrete "garden" vanity project to memorialize one of the most corrupt, if not THE most corrupt, police departments (historically speaking) in New York State. Hmmm, sounds like a great idea, except that it should have been considered 7 years ago when the building was being planned, which Ed was involved in. That would have been the smart thing to do.
I'm supportive of these improvements. Making ALL of our civic spaces more attractive is good for the community. For too many decades, Hudson has set the bar too low for our infrastructure. It's about time that we moved on past the dark day of the 1970's and joined the civilized world.
Businesses and individuals were solicited for donations to pay for this project. It is an attempt to enhance an otherwise unremarkable spot and reflect a certain pride in our civic spaces. I was happy to donate towards it. Unlike the majority of our civic leaders, Chief Moore is an inspired leader who gets things done. I wish he’d move to Hudson and run for mayor.
I, too, wish that Ed would move to Hudson so that we could have a Chief of Police who doesn't live elsewhere. Like someone you might recognize out of uniform on the sidewalk, perhaps with his family and dog, say hi, know that the Chief of Police is invested in the community outside of his job. That would be a sensible thing and set a good example for future HUDSON Police Chiefs, don't you think, John? He claims to be making an effort to recruit HUDSON RESIDENTS for HPD officer job openings, however difficult or nearly impossible that is, yet Ed's been Police Chief for ten years and still doesn't live in Hudson. Hmmm, I smell a hypocrite. I wonder if he has ever made an effort to set down roots here, or if City Hall even cares where our Chief of Police rests his head at night. Can they live anywhere? My guess is that the city code has nothing to say about the matter, which is also troubling. Bill Huston
You know what I am completely sick of? People who set themselves up as neighborhood police, even though they have no authority to police anyone and no one wants them to take on that role. They find neighbors or public officials, “guilty” of some perceived transgression, notifying the offender by yelling and screaming at them personally or by voicemail, or sending angry letters or texts to them. Or there is always the deadly blog comment.
They are almost always first with a negative take on any project. They may see something as wasteful, corrupt, or simply not aesthetically pleasing or correct. Whether it is a small maintenance project on someone’s home, a tenant is moving in or out, some municipal road repairs are being done, or a homeowner is expecting a large delivery of renovation supplies. They see all these scenarios and more, as an invitation to criticize, interfere with, and try to shut them down. Or if they continue, they set about to make things as difficult as possible for their target, whether by contacting the police, code enforcement or causing other general mischief, all to punish the object of their scorn (aka their neighbor).
They feel the need to comment (and slam) anyone and everyone who have worked to bring almost any kind of project forward, usually as homeowners or as volunteers for an organization. At this point most readers of Gossips could predict word for word what the comments will say. We also know when they will be posted, almost instantly. They can’t bear to not be the first person to vilify and tear down anyone who has crossed them, usually unknowingly. Sometimes for something as trivial as posting a hand-painted sign on their own property. They may think they have an audience who are waiting to hear today's official pronouncement from them on what is wrong with everything, who is corrupt, and who is stupid. But we're not.
Find something productive to do, rather than constantly stirring up trouble. Do positive things with your neighbors, instead of harassing them. Think about what you do and say in the public realm, and consider whether what you plan on saying will add anything positive to the public discourse. If it is just so you can vent, maybe try writing it, but not sending or posting it.
Less negativity, more positivity! That is the way to have people hear what you are saying and act upon it.
Or continue doing it your way, which causes people's eyes to glaze over without reading further than the first sentence. All while dismissing all or most of what you are saying, as the rantings of an annoying crank.
Why does Hudson need these changes ...?
ReplyDeleteThe only people sitting in this concrete "garden" with an oversized flag and pole will be a few people every week waiting for their court date, with an average time spent sitting of 2 minutes. And possibly the occasional HPD officer on a smoke or lunch break. Of course, when it's cold out no one will bother. Wrong place, waste of time money and everything else. Someone please tell Ed Moore that no matter what is built there, no one, absolutely no one, will want to come hang out in front of his police department or in front of the court. Tell him to stick to the law enforcement if he can.
ReplyDeleteWhy do people who have to be at the Court deserve a nice place to sit outside while they are waiting? I don't know... I guess you are right Bill and Leonard. I must have been wasting mystery time! Thanks for pointing this out.
ReplyDeleteI'm concerned for Ed Moore and Walter Chatham, I think they are both losing their minds or have already completely done so.
ReplyDeleteRight now in front of the court there is parking for 10 or 12 cars along the Union Street side of that parking area. The plan is to remove all those spaces and create 4 parking spaces along the front of the building near the front door. At least 6 fewer spaces at the court building thanks to a concrete garden no one besides Ed Moore wants or needs. Look how tight the new 4-space parking area is. How is anyone supposed to get in and out of there safely and easily? This is either a joke or the work of morons. I am betting on the latter.
Bill Huston
Yes, we should remove 7 parking spaces in front of the building and create 4 in a tight space against the building so as to create frustration and annoyance so that Ed Moore can have his concrete "garden" vanity project to memorialize one of the most corrupt, if not THE most corrupt, police departments (historically speaking) in New York State. Hmmm, sounds like a great idea, except that it should have been considered 7 years ago when the building was being planned, which Ed was involved in. That would have been the smart thing to do.
DeleteI'm supportive of these improvements. Making ALL of our civic spaces more attractive is good for the community. For too many decades, Hudson has set the bar too low for our infrastructure. It's about time that we moved on past the dark day of the 1970's and joined the civilized world.
ReplyDeleteBusinesses and individuals were solicited for donations to pay for this project. It is an attempt to enhance an otherwise unremarkable spot and reflect a certain pride in our civic spaces. I was happy to donate towards it. Unlike the majority of our civic leaders, Chief Moore is an inspired leader who gets things done. I wish he’d move to Hudson and run for mayor.
ReplyDeleteI, too, wish that Ed would move to Hudson so that we could have a Chief of Police who doesn't live elsewhere. Like someone you might recognize out of uniform on the sidewalk, perhaps with his family and dog, say hi, know that the Chief of Police is invested in the community outside of his job. That would be a sensible thing and set a good example for future HUDSON Police Chiefs, don't you think, John?
DeleteHe claims to be making an effort to recruit HUDSON RESIDENTS for HPD officer job openings, however difficult or nearly impossible that is, yet Ed's been Police Chief for ten years and still doesn't live in Hudson. Hmmm, I smell a hypocrite. I wonder if he has ever made an effort to set down roots here, or if City Hall even cares where our Chief of Police rests his head at night. Can they live anywhere? My guess is that the city code has nothing to say about the matter, which is also troubling.
Bill Huston
You know what I am completely sick of? People who set themselves up as neighborhood police, even though they have no authority to police anyone and no one wants them to take on that role. They find neighbors or public officials, “guilty” of some perceived transgression, notifying the offender by yelling and screaming at them personally or by voicemail, or sending angry letters or texts to them. Or there is always the deadly blog comment.
ReplyDeleteThey are almost always first with a negative take on any project. They may see something as wasteful, corrupt, or simply not aesthetically pleasing or correct. Whether it is a small maintenance project on someone’s home, a tenant is moving in or out, some municipal road repairs are being done, or a homeowner is expecting a large delivery of renovation supplies. They see all these scenarios and more, as an invitation to criticize, interfere with, and try to shut them down. Or if they continue, they set about to make things as difficult as possible for their target, whether by contacting the police, code enforcement or causing other general mischief, all to punish the object of their scorn (aka their neighbor).
They feel the need to comment (and slam) anyone and everyone who have worked to bring almost any kind of project forward, usually as homeowners or as volunteers for an organization. At this point most readers of Gossips could predict word for word what the comments will say. We also know when they will be posted, almost instantly. They can’t bear to not be the first person to vilify and tear down anyone who has crossed them, usually unknowingly. Sometimes for something as trivial as posting a hand-painted sign on their own property. They may think they have an audience who are waiting to hear today's official pronouncement from them on what is wrong with everything, who is corrupt, and who is stupid. But we're not.
Find something productive to do, rather than constantly stirring up trouble. Do positive things with your neighbors, instead of harassing them. Think about what you do and say in the public realm, and consider whether what you plan on saying will add anything positive to the public discourse. If it is just so you can vent, maybe try writing it, but not sending or posting it.
Less negativity, more positivity! That is the way to have people hear what you are saying and act upon it.
Or continue doing it your way, which causes people's eyes to glaze over without reading further than the first sentence. All while dismissing all or most of what you are saying, as the rantings of an annoying crank.