When it comes to meetings and events, this week doesn't begin until after tomorrow, the Fourth of July.
- On Wednesday, July 5, the Hudson Industrial Development Agency (IDA) meets at 9:30 a.m. At the last meeting of the IDA, there was a public hearing on the request for financial assistance for Providence Hall and Schuyler Court, including an abatement of property taxes. No one commented during the public hearing. At this meeting, the members of the IDA are expected to vote on the project. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at 1 City Centre, Suite 301, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
- Starting at 5:00 p.m., on Wednesday, July 5, Waterfront Wednesdays begins its 2023 season. The event includes:
- Fishing lessons with Ngounga Badila
- Sails on the schooner Apollonia at 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00
- Shuttles to and from Athens provided by Hudson Ferry Company
- Visits to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse
- Ujima Drum Circle from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- Performance by Beautiful Racket at 7:00 p.m.
- On Thursday, July 6, the Common Council ad hoc Truck Route Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. It will be interesting to see what the committee's next steps will be after the Council tabled a resolution authorizing the committee to send a letter to the NYS Department of Transportation requesting the elimination of the Route 9G/23B route truck and the prohibition of trucks more than 48 feet in length from passing through the city. The meeting is a hybrid, taking place in person at the Central Fire Station, 77 North Seventh Street, and on Zoom. Click here to join the meeting remotely.
- On Friday, July 7, at 3:00 p.m., Mayor Kamal Johnson holds a public hearing on three proposed laws: the first has to do with dock regulations; the second updates language in the city charter having to do with the Fire Department; the third expands residency requirements for the Fire Department. The hearing takes place in person only at the Central Fire Station, 77 North Seventh Street.
Weren't Providence Hall and Schuyler recently sold? And now the new owner wants tax relief?
ReplyDeleteYes, it is the new owner that is seeking the financial benefits: exemption from mortgage/deed transfer tax; exemption from sales tax on materials used in the renovation; and essentially a continuation of the PILOT agreement currently in place. They argue that they are preserving 151 units of existing low-income housing, which IDA legal counsel Christine Chale observed is "almost 30 percent of the city's current affordable housing stock."
DeleteThis is basically the same thing that happened with Hudson Terrace Apartments a decade or so ago.