Here in Hudson, Kearney Realty & Development is trying to build two apartment buildings--Mill Street Lofts--on land that is designated parkland. A hundred years ago, the parcel chosen by Kearney to be the site of Mill Street Lofts was the playground for Charles Williams School, completed 1924. When the land was conveyed to the City of Hudson in 1983, it was specified in the deed that the land would be used only as a park or for recreation. Since 1983, the parcel has been used as a ballfield and maintained by the City as recreational space.
Something similar is happening across the river. Gossips recently learned that Kearney Realty & Development is planning to construct a mixed-use building on Main Street in Catskill, on the site of what is currently "Park for Paws," a dedicated pet friendly space shaded by mature trees, which is described on Bark Park Finder as "a quiet green area where leashed dogs are welcome to relax with their owners."
In March, the Village of Catskill was awarded $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding in Round Eight of the program. The Kearney project has requested $1 million of the DRI funding.
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At least they’re consistently mercenary at the expense of the communities they “serve.” Vultures.
ReplyDeleteAt least they are serving as a good example of how to piss off the average tax payer.
ReplyDeleteKearney is investing $25M in workforce housing on a site that the Village has agreed to sell and must acquire / deed into parkland an equivalent amount of acreage in its stead. Perhaps the residents of Catskill, during the year-long public participation process, decided that they value equitable housing over a place to walk their dogs.
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