This week, Ben Fain, Melissa Auf der Maur, Tony Stone, and Donna Streitz were guests on WGXC's Thursday Afternoon Show, hosted by Tom DePietro and Selha Graham. In the runup to the Planning Board public hearing scheduled for Thursday, April 10, the conversation was about the dock and Colarusso's application for a conditional use permit for its dock operations on the river, adjacent to Henry Hudson Riverfront Park. The conversation can be heard here, beginning at 59:10.
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At one of the most consequential times in Hudson’s history we have a such an ill equipped Planning Board, uninformed and uncommitted with constant churn and vacancies. With a plethora to choose from, this could be the mayor’s greatest failure and ultimate legacy.
ReplyDeleteThis may be our last chance with the Planning Board to have conditions placed on dock operations. Please come to the meeting and let your voices be heard. There are so many plans for beautifying the waterfront but they will be for naught if the sensible conditions we are asking for are not granted.
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I am more concerned about the future of the waterfront if we continue to support development by wealthy investors who cater their business models to tourists and the richest residents. I hear them say they want to make it a "waterfront for the people" but which people are we talking about? "The people" cannot afford a $90 steak or a >$300 stay in a boutique hotel, and the proliferation of these establishments does not send the message that "all are welcome here." The average Hudson resident already doesn't feel welcome on Warren Street anymore, and now we want to foster the same atmosphere at the waterfront? This vision for "increased accessibility" will, in effect, make the waterfront feel less accessible to those who have historically used it for fishing, gathering, dock access, etc. I have enjoyed the waterfront park hundreds of times and have never once noticed the presence of Colarusso's operation. Tourism does not a resilient local economy make, and one would be wise not to drive the last of the blue-collar community out of the city for good.
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